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The Memory Maker: A Novel
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Expected 29 Dec 26A perfumer who recaptures lost moments unearths her family’s hidden history in an emotional novel by a USA Today bestselling author about memory, loss, war, and the secrets held across generations.
Letta is a perfumer who crafts singular scents designed to evoke memories for her the aged oak bar in a favorite pub, a childhood ice rink, or even a whiff of apples that recalls a late wife’s presence.
But Letta’s unique profession becomes personal when she decides to create a scent memory for her beloved grandmother, Violette, who’s suffering with dementia. With the help of Evan Campbell, a wine importer and client, Letta travels to Domaine Dupuis in Burgundy, where Violette’s family lived and worked until World War II and Nazi occupation changed everything. Soon Letta realizes just how little she knows about her own family’s life—and that there’s a reason no one spoke of those final days in France.
As unimaginable choices, immeasurable guilt, and hidden secrets come to light, Letta must Will uncovering the truth bring new pain or a reckoning that could finally offer long-awaited peace to the people she loves? Though it’s her job to bring the past into the present, some things might be best lost to time.
Letta is a perfumer who crafts singular scents designed to evoke memories for her the aged oak bar in a favorite pub, a childhood ice rink, or even a whiff of apples that recalls a late wife’s presence.
But Letta’s unique profession becomes personal when she decides to create a scent memory for her beloved grandmother, Violette, who’s suffering with dementia. With the help of Evan Campbell, a wine importer and client, Letta travels to Domaine Dupuis in Burgundy, where Violette’s family lived and worked until World War II and Nazi occupation changed everything. Soon Letta realizes just how little she knows about her own family’s life—and that there’s a reason no one spoke of those final days in France.
As unimaginable choices, immeasurable guilt, and hidden secrets come to light, Letta must Will uncovering the truth bring new pain or a reckoning that could finally offer long-awaited peace to the people she loves? Though it’s her job to bring the past into the present, some things might be best lost to time.
Kindle Edition
Expected publication December 29, 2026
About the author
Gian Sardar
6 books278 followersI'm the author of the upcoming novel LAND OF DREAMS, as well as the novels WHEN THE WORLD GOES QUIET, TAKE WHAT YOU CAN CARRY and YOU WERE HERE. In addition, I co-authored the book PSYCHIC JUNKIE.
Currently I live in Los Angeles, but have also lived in Colorado and Minnesota, two states that are big in my heart. I'm obsessed with reading, gardening, football, baking, and any form of procrastination.
If you have any questions, I'd love to answer them. :)
Currently I live in Los Angeles, but have also lived in Colorado and Minnesota, two states that are big in my heart. I'm obsessed with reading, gardening, football, baking, and any form of procrastination.
If you have any questions, I'd love to answer them. :)
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