Full bloom : a novel / Francesca Serritella.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Serritella, Francesca Scottoline, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ambition--Fiction.

Ambition.

Desire--Fiction.

Desire.

Real estate business--Fiction.

Real estate business.

Memory--Fiction.

Memory.

Upper class--Fiction.

Upper class.

Power (Social sciences)--Fiction.

Power (Social sciences).

Perfumes--Fiction.

Perfumes.

Self-actualization (Psychology) in women--Fiction.

Self-actualization (Psychology) in women.

Sexual attraction--Fiction.

Sexual attraction.

New York (N.Y.)--Fiction.

New York (N.Y.).

Genre:

Magic realist fiction.

Thrillers (Fiction)

Romance fiction.

Novels.

Physical Description:

395 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Ballantine Books, [2025]

Summary:

"The power to be seen. The power to be heard. The power to be adored. . . A woman's life is forever changed by a mysterious perfume in this stunning novel about ambition and untapped desire from the New York Times bestselling author of Ghosts of Harvard"-- Provided by publisher.

Reeling from a breakup and overlooked at her job as a lighting designer, Iris Sunnegren finds herself stuck, disconnected, and lonely in crowded New York City. Her wealthy friends are married and having babies, while she's trying to pay for freezing her eggs. And the future she longs for feels out of reach. Then, a mysterious neighbor, an older Frenchwoman, makes her a a bespoke perfume. One spritz, a dab behind the ears, and Iris is a different woman. Suddenly, she is the object of every man's desire, and she can satisfy her own hungers for sex, love, and ambition. She can cast off her inhibitions and use her newfound allure to dazzle the high-profile client, attract a man who excites her like no other, and access all the rarified spaces that once excluded her. Under the perfume's heady spell, Iris embodies her maximum power--a flower fully bloomed. But there is danger in connecting to our primal emotions. Scent awakens buried memories, and nightmares of the childhood house fire she barely survived return to haunt her. As Iris ventures deeper into the glamorous and male-dominated worlds of New York real estate, dimly-lit steakhouses, and beachfront mansions in the Hamptons, she finds herself getting closer to unspeakable truths--about the people she trusted, about the people she loved, and about the new circle of power-players that invited her in.

Other Format:

Online version Serritella, Francesca Scottoline Full bloom

ISBN:

9780525510390

0525510397

OCLC:

1468662521