The Perfume of Memory
Written on January 10, 2008
The Perfume of Memory Yasmin keeps the memory of her long-departed mother alive through making scents that evoke her mother’s favorite flowers and moods. Yasmin must keep her knowledge of scents a secret, for only boys are allowed to study this art. But when the Queen sniffs a perfume planted by an enemy and loses her memory, only Yasmin has the skill to bring it back.
Customer Review: Unusual and sweet - great illustrations
This is a story about a land where people have forgotten many things. A girl named Yasmin lives in this land, but she has not forgotten what is right, and only she can help the Queen when she has forgotten even her own name. But in order to save her, Yasmin must practice the art of Perfume Making, which is forbidden to girls… The illustrations in this book are just wonderful, and the story is captivating. It’s also set in a very different culture, which is nice to get the flavor of. The way that the story reminds us of the power of our sense of smell is something I enjoyed as well. I did think one of the illustrations was a little bit scary for little little kids, though… If your children scare easily you might want to wait a bit for this one.
Customer Review: graceful
The graceful, clever story has been well told, wonderfully illustrated (as always, in Claverie’s case) and so badly designed. It’s a shame that a perfect format, so right to the spirit of the story, fell into the hands of a designer who managed to put the worse ornaments next to the amazing illustrations, thus shadowing the whole achievment!
departed mother, clever story, achievment, different culture, sense of smell, yasmin, little kids, scents, moods, perfume, ornaments, illustrations, many things, shame, little bit, queen, flowers, spirit, memory, girls
Filed in: Perfume; Cologne.