The Perfumist of Paris: 3 (Jaipur Trilogy) Paperback – 26 Mar. 2024

I love this book

have enjoyed all 3 books in this series and will go back and read them again and again. Such a wonderful storyline and characters, good and bad, make you feel like you cannot put the book down until you have finished the book.

Alka Joshi has completed her Jaipur Trilogy with panache and flair!Radha moves from India, in the post independence period, to a new life in France as a wife, mother, daughter in law, and a perfumist career. Her marriage and relationships are discussed in detail and with great warmth. Ms Joshi conveys a distinct atmosphere of reality about Radha and her feelings.

A excellent book, highly recommend reading this book and the first two books: The Henna Artist and The Secret Keeper of Jaipur.Loved how the characters passions, love and challenges unfolded across the three books.

I was totally transfixed by all 3 book in the series. It brought memories of being in India in terms of smells and culture. I pray Alla will write more because I'm hooked by her style of writing. All the characters were as well developed as the storyI have loved every hour spent. Future readers you won't be disappointed.

It annoyed me, it made me angry, it made me cry and it made me smile. It made me want to drink chai and smell jasmine and cinnamon. That is what the the trilogy did for me. Thank you for beautifully written story.

The Perfumist of Paris by Alka JoshiThe third installment in the Jaipur series, The Perfumist of Paris follows the story of Lakshmi's sister, Radha, as she balances her career now married with children. It was wonderful to go back to the sights and smells of Joshi's vivid descriptions-Having read The Henna Artist a few years ago, I enjoyed her writing style: the vibrancy of India, the smell of the spices and the laughter of the women is written with great intent. The Perfumist of Paris was no different. I enjoyed that this part of the trilogy focused on Radha, her character was interesting and the prospect of exploring the taboos which still exist in cultures today regarding women and career is a brave and bold topic to explore and Alka does well to draw us into the world of these brave women.

Being transported between India & Paris, the story captures hearts & minds, love the characters and how the story unfolds

3d in series , loved all three books .. worth reading .. transports you with each book.

They aren't lying! This is the best book...at least slightly better than Book 2. Here, we are reintroduced to Radha, Lakshmi's little sister who is now all grown up, 32 years old, married and with two children. She is trying hard to become a stellar perfumist of Paris and we all know she has a nose for scents and is very intelligent. However, when she learns that her firstborn will be showing up in Paris...all hell breaks loose- and the scent of normalcy quickly turns sour.This book had me in my emotions. It is addictive! First of all, Radha was a brat growing up(in some ways), and although she has grown up, there are brief moments when you want to smack sense into her. Secondly, the betrayals! Radha will learn she can't trust anyone who smiles in your face. I wish I could say more, but you must read this.The only ones she can trust, is her trusted circle: Lakshmi(the Henna Artist/Medicine Woman) and Malik.If you take a moment to reflect, you will find that the trilogy comes full circle with subtle commentary of what womanhood means to each person no matter where they are from. This was such a beautiful, well written trilogy overall and I am truly saddened because I have grown very fond of these fictional characters as if they were my own family.

I had absolutely loved the first two books and i was so eager to read about all these characters again. But sadly, as a french person i had to stop reading very quickly. The french sentences are full of spelling errors, and sometimes you can feel that it has been translated directly from english. Some sentences in french don't make any sense, and sometimes the actual meaning is actually the opposite of what the writer wanted to convey. For example there is a sentence where a character says to another "Bien fait !" to say "Well done !". Actually "bien fait!" means in french "serves you right !" so I was extremely confused...I know the book has been translated into my language, maybe i should have a look to see how the translators corrected all these mistakes. The writer should have asked someone who knows french well to check the grammar and the rest, these errors could have been avoided very easily.

I've been waiting for this book to come out since discovering Alka Joshi last year. And have read in straight away in one go.I definitely think it is worth reading the trilogy in the right order although a lot of the characters' past is explained here.I loved all three books but I did prefer the first two as the stories just took place in India and were more historical. Paris in the seventies doesn't have the same mystique. But there was still plenty of India in this book.I hope that there will be more novels to come from Alka Joshi.

A great finale' .. Wonderful! characters and such humanity!I'm a 74 y.o bloke and I teared up regularly with this one. Ive backpacked all through India in my 20's which makes me more appreciative to some of Indias rich culture and I know and have worked in Paris in the 80's.Rung many bells for me ..Thank you Alka Joshi.Go girls!