The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro

True, they're not for the faint of heart. But either you intrinsically understand the attraction of searching for hidden treasure amongst rows of dusty shelves or you don't it's a passion, bordering on a spiritual illness, which cannot be explained to the unaffected. That I spend too much time daydreaming altogether. “My husband claims I have an unhealthy obsession with secondhand bookshops.

She returned to Pittsburgh in 2009, where she now lives with her husband and son.more All of Kathleen's novels (Elegance, Innocence, The Flirt, The Debutante, The Perfume Collector, and Rare Objects) have been translated into many languages and sold all over the world. Her debut novel, Elegance, became a bestseller in hardback and paperback. She began writing at the suggestion of a friend and was an early member of the Wimpole Street Writer’s Workshop. In the middle of her sophomore year, she went to study in London for three months and stayed for the next twenty-three years. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Kathleen attended the University of Pittsburgh before entering the drama program of Carnegie Mellon University. She returned to Pittsburgh in 2009, where she now lives with her husband and son.

The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro