Elaine Doherty
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Erica Bauermeister:
Hello Erica, Thank you for writing a very thought-provoking book. It was a great novel and it made me really think about and be grateful for my sense of smell. I loved it! One question, what perfume for you would sum up this story? Cheers Elaine (from another island, Waiheke Island, New Zealand).
Erica Bauermeister
I'm so glad that Scent Keeper spoke to you, and I love your question! I was actually working with a perfumer to create a scent for the book, and went all the way to Vancouver, BC to meet with her -- and then I had a bike wreck the night before our meeting, and then she moved to Israel two weeks later and it all went sideways. BUT -- all that said, I had a couple different perfumes in mind. One for Emmeline and the island (smoky and a bit spicy -- think wood smoke and cardamom and perhaps a touch of bergamot), and then her mother's honey and amber scent. Perhaps someone will still do it...
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Beth Blake
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Erica Bauermeister:
Hi Erica, I am listening to "The Scent Keeper" again for about the 4th time. January is the month that I celebrate scents and reading your book is a tradition during the month. I have read all of your other books many times as well. Are you working on anything new?
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Erica Bauermeister:
If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?
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