The Perfume Collector

[Danielle]

And the winning book of this reading period is.....The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro! Hope you enjoy! Discussion will begin at the end of June.

[Danielle]

Here are some questions that I picked out from the author's discussion guide that I thought were very good. Please feel free to comment and present your own questions.

1) Each of the main characters is not quite what they seem to be upon first meeting. How do they appear
originally, and how do they change? What do you consider to be the significance of this in the story and how
does it alter your opinion of them?

2) Imagine you discovered that your parents were not biologically related to you. What part of your identity
would change as a result? What personal backstory about who you are and who you ought to be would you
feel free to let go of? Would it alter your values or place in the world? Or would it not make any difference
to you?

3) Should perfume always be pleasing?