The The Secret Keeper Community Note includes chapter-by-chapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. The lowdown from Goodreads Publication Date May 21st, 2019. –Jennie Shortridge, author of Eating Heaven "A fascinating, totally original and captivating tale about how the love that separates us is also the love that keeps us together."―M.J. Erica Bauermeister, the author of the February Reese's Book Club pick The Scent Keeper, presents a moving and evocative novel about childhood stories, families lost and found, and how a fragrance conjures memories capable of shaping the course of our lives.. Emmeline lives on a remote island with her father, who teaches her about the natural world through her senses. They are in love and Jimmy has a rudimentary camera, He takes a very beautiful picture of Dorothy in a field near the beach and they kiss for the first time. She is a young girl living an enchanted childhood on a secluded island, living in a cabin with her father. The Scent Keeper Erica Bauermeister, 2019 St. Martin's Press 320 pp. The Scent Keeper ** spoiler alert ** The writing in this book is utterly lyrical. "For lovers of Chocolat, The Scent Keeper evokes emotion and magic through the senses." The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister Erica Bauermeister, the national bestselling author of THE SCHOOL OF ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS, presents a moving and evocative coming-of-age novel about childhood stories, families lost and found, and how a fragrance conjures memories capable of shaping the course of our lives. It's a dream of mine to sit down and read, uninterrupted, all afternoon & evening with the exception of maybe having someone "at the ready" to refill my drink & keep the atmosphere comfortable. Best scene in story: My favorite scene is the one in which young Jimmy follows an even younger Dorothy to the beach. Introduction. The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister Erica Bauermeister, the national bestselling author of THE SCHOOL OF ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS, presents a moving and evocative coming-of-age novel about childhood stories, families lost and found, and how a fragrance conjures memories capable of shaping the course of our lives. Book Review: The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister . Emmeline lives an enchanted childhood on a remote island with her father, who teaches her about the natural world through her senses. Rose, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Lost Fragrances ISBN-13: 9781250622624 Summary A moving and evocative novel about childhood stories, families lost and found, and how a fragrance conjures memories capable of shaping the course of our lives. She doesn’t remember arriving there, she has always just been there. Her father teaches her everything about the natural world through her senses: “My father was everything. Lyrical and immersive, The Scent Keeper explores the provocative beauty of scent, the way it can reveal hidden truths, lead us to the person we seek, and even help us find our way back home. The Scent Keeper is a best book club book for discussion, a coming-of-age novel about childhood stories, families lost and found, and how a fragrance conjures memories. The Scent Keeper seems to be divided into three parts. Recommending new books each month to spark lively conversation. The protagonist and narrator of The Scent Keeper is Emmeline. It took me less than two sentences to fall under its spell. The part Emmeline spends on the island with her father, the time she spends with Henry and Claudia living in The Cove, and the time she spends in the big city (which I think is Vancouver) hunting for Fisher and her mother. Summary In April, with the beginning of spring, people of varying social classes come from all over England to gather at the Tabard Inn in preparation for a pilgrimage to Canterbury to receive the blessings of St. Thomas à Becket, the English martyr. The Secret Keeper is a very well written mystery novel and I loved it.