Clara Vine: The Scent of Secrets : A Novel (Paperback)

from Cecilturtle

I was a little disappointed in this historical fiction. While it does present female historical characters like Eva Braun, Coco Chanel and famous actresses of their day, and their contribution to politics, I found there was altogether too much an emphasis on silks, perfumes and cheesy romances. T...

from fhudnell

The first chapter was promising, but I managed to read only 28% of this book before giving up because nothing was happening and I wasn't enjoying it. The book was drowned in too many descriptions. The 16 references to Elizabeth Arden cosmetics made me wonder whether the author had a product place...

from JanaRose1

Clara Vine, a German actress, is working with the British intelligence to become close to Eva Braun and uncover the Fuhrer's plans. At times this book seemed to move very slowly. The writing was extremely dense. I felt like I could read one or two sentences in each paragraph and know exactly what...

from jenzbaker

Kind of dumb story set in WWII era Germany -- spies, Hitler's mistress dabbles in perfume, love story goes nowhere. Stupid title. Reviewed for Booklist.