Scent of Triumph: A Novel of Perfume and Passion

by Jan Moran

"About Danielle Bretancourt, a female entrepreneur from France during World War II, who works in perfume and fashion design in the 1940s. A perfumer and couturier in America, developing fragrance and fashions for Hollywood studios"--Provided by publisher.

• ISBN10: 1250066077
• ISBN13: 9781250066077
• Publish Date: 31 March 2015 (first published 1 May 2012)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 17 June 2021
• Imprint: St. Martin's Griffin
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 384
• Language: English

Reviews

[elysium]

This is the story of a strong, determined woman who, after losing her family during World War II, builds her life in America and becomes successful perfumer. It was interesting to see the perfume making and how sensible she was to different smells and it would have been interesting to see more about perfume making.

One of the continuing themes was Danielle’s search for her missing son Nicky. Nicky stayed behind in Poland with his grandmother, but when Poland is occupied by the Nazis things soon gets worse. Even when everyone else believes that Nicky didn’t survive, Danielle won’t give up.

WWII setting was what drew me to this book so I liked the first part more than her time in Los Angeles.
There’s lot going on and at times it goes little too much on the melodramatic side. But on the whole I really enjoyed this.