Description
The Scent Keeper is a coming-of-age novel by Erica Bauermeister, blending contemporary fiction with elements of mystery and magical realism. Emmeline spends her childhood on a remote island with her father, learning about the natural world while surrounded by mysterious scents stored in drawers throughout their cabin. Her father refuses to explain where the scents come from or why they are so important, but when Emmeline is suddenly forced into the wider world, her unanswered questions become a search for the truth about her past and her identity.
As Emmeline grows up, she encounters love, betrayal, ambition and loss, while the scents from her childhood continue to connect her to memories she cannot fully understand. Through a story that moves between an isolated childhood and the complexities of adulthood, Bauermeister explores memory, family, identity and the powerful ways our senses can preserve the past.
A good choice for readers who enjoy atmospheric coming-of-age fiction, family mysteries and lyrical stories about memory, identity and finding a way home.
