Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    The Scent Keeper: A Novel
    The Scent Keeper: A Novel
    The Scent Keeper: A Novel
    Audiobook10 hours

    The Scent Keeper: A Novel

    Written by Erica Bauermeister

    Narrated by Gabra Zackman

    4.5/5

    ()

    Switch to ebook

    About this audiobook

    "Woven through [Emmeline's] life's journey is a multi-layered story of fragrance and its evocative power, as strong and tenacious as this sensuous novel's plucky heroine." - Shelf Awareness

    Erica Bauermeister, the author of the February Reese's Book Club pick The Scent Keeper, presents a moving and evocative novel about childhood stories, families lost and found, and how a fragrance conjures memories capable of shaping the course of our lives.

    Emmeline lives on a remote island with her father, who teaches her about the natural world through her senses. What he won’t explain are the mysterious scents stored in glass bottles that line the walls of their cabin, or the origin of the machine that creates them. As Emmeline grows, however, so too does her curiosity, until one day the unforeseen happens, and Emmeline is vaulted out into the real world--a place of love, betrayal, ambition, and revenge. To understand her past, Emmeline must unlock the clues to her identity, a quest that challenges the limits of her heart and imagination.

    Captivating and emotional, The Scent Keeper explores the provocative beauty of scent, the way it can reveal hidden truths, lead us to the person we seek, and even help us find our way back home.

    Editor's Note

    Reese Witherspoon pick…

    “The Scent Keeper” was the Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club pick for February 2020. On the club’s official website, Witherspoon wrote, “This magical story is about a young woman, Emmaline, confronting the modern world for the very first time. As she embarks on a journey of digging up her past, she is confronted with truth about love, family, and who she really is.”

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Audio
    Release dateMay 21, 2019
    ISBN9781250223463
    Author

    Erica Bauermeister

    Erica Bauermeister is the author of the bestselling novel The School of Essential Ingredients, Joy for Beginners, and The Lost Art of Mixing. She is also the co-author of non-fiction works, 500 Great Books by Women: A Reader’s Guide and Let’s Hear It For the Girls: 375 Great Books for Readers 2-14. She has a PhD in literature from the University of Washington, and has taught there and at Antioch University. She is a founding member of the Seattle7Writers and currently lives in Port Townsend, Washington.

    More audiobooks from Erica Bauermeister

    Related to The Scent Keeper

    Related audiobooks

    Contemporary Women's For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Table Talk

      Mar 1, 2018

      Table Talk
      10 min read

    • Article

      The Eternal Adventure

      Jun 29, 2021

      The Eternal Adventure
      4 min read

    • Article

      Four Poems

      Mar 1, 2022

      Early such darkness, these oncoming nights& sure, I’m dull & even slow to concedehow mornings make equal, swerving measuresthere between those foremost shadowsalong the fence, amid the chickens & nerve,sheep & their indifference to any pair of foolsh

      3 min read

    • Article

      Sacred Play

      Feb 27, 2024

      NATURE HAS ALWAYS soaked me in waterfalls of wonder. In a redwood forest, when I crawled into the hollow of an ancient tree and listened to its centuries of stories. By a lake, as I watched thousands of flamingos suddenly take flight. In the ocean, w

      3 min read

    • Article

      Five Poems

      Jul 1, 2018

      Without the adventof Stockholm Syndrome,how could I havelearned to love myself so much? I’m asking Godand New York, can anyonehelp me? (An all-but-audible “or else.”) The captain’s chair:it’s beginning to smella little too much like me. Again.But the

      4 min read

    • Article

      How the Cicada Screams

      Dec 1, 2020

      How the Cicada Screams
      7 min read

    • Article

      Two Poems by Hala Alyan

      Jan 29, 2019

      Two Poems by Hala Alyan
      2 min read

    • Article

      Where I Learned to Weave

      Dec 26, 2017

      Where I Learned to Weave
      5 min read

    • Article

      Fragrant

      Jan 18, 2022

      Fragrant
      5 min read

    • Article

      Crawling Around In The Dark

      Dec 1, 2023

      Crawling Around In The Dark
      4 min read

    • Article

      He Who Fishes

      Feb 6, 2023

      He Who Fishes
      15 min read

    • Article

      Four Poems

      Sep 1, 2020

      I was only eight. Not the driver, but I wasthe one who begged for the cats. Our father,so allergic he stopped breathing sometimes,gave in. So long as I fed them.So long as we kept them in the garage. Outdoor cats we called them. All I wanted was a bo

      3 min read

    • Article

      All This Blood and Love

      Nov 22, 2017

      All This Blood and Love
      6 min read

    • Article

      For The Love Of Trees

      Jan 5, 2020

      For The Love Of Trees
      18 min read

    • Article

      The Daintree

      Jul 9, 2021

      The Daintree
      6 min read

    • Article

      Little House

      Jun 5, 2023

      On Monday nights our mother made popcorn and served it to us in mugs with milk poured over. My younger sister and I carried our mugs into the family room and ate the popcorn with spoons, like cereal. We were five and seven. Until we were allowed to s

      21 min read

    • Article

      Three Poems

      Sep 1, 2021

      A type of hickory, it grows by water.So are we fools to drive to the riverthe day after our most savage stormshave finally stopped to seea tree we’ve never seen before?To hike in cold mud through a leafless forest,to behold clearings now clutteredby

      5 min read

    • Article

      O Lurida!

      May 30, 2023

      O Lurida!
      15 min read

    • Article

      In the Grass

      Jun 3, 2019

      In the Grass
      23 min read

    • Article

      Lessions Afield

      Sep 17, 2021

      I have many childhood memories of my father, but the ones that burn brightest are the times we spent hunting. As I look back on hunts, I’ve concluded that my father is a saint. There is no other way to paint that picture. Considering the number of da

      6 min read

    • Article

      Named After the Animal

      Oct 13, 2020

      Named After the Animal
      18 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for The Scent Keeper

    4.5/5

    401 ratings18 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 5/5
      Reminded me of Where the Crawdads Sing, but with more happiness and a better ending.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Beautiful book, very well written. You won’t want to stop listening. Similar to ‘where the crawdogs sing’. Would recommend

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      Part 1 seemed to drag on too long. Once I wanted to know what happened, the end felt very incomplete with too many questions. Also I did not like the audio narrator. I won’t read it again but it’s worth at least reading once. The detail is unique and the concept is interesting.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 2/5
      Not one of my favorites. Started out slow and never picked up.
    • 4/5
      This was a beautifully written novel, very different from anything I’ve listened to before . It made me more aware of my surroundings …unusual ,refreshing and thought provoking. The narration was wonderful ??
    • 3/5
      Though I believe it lacked depth of plot development, especially in the first 20 chapters, it was plentiful with descriptive language that made characters and scents come alive.
    • 4/5
      This story is probably more suited to young adults but I nevertheless enjoyed it. A tale of a girl who comes of age, a slow first part but beautifully written, reminiscent of Where the Crawdads Sing.
    • 3/5
      It was not my fave read but it was good.
    • 4/5
      Not what I thought it would be wrt scents but still a very interesting read.
      I thought it would be more about the benefits of various oils, like essential oils, but it was more about memories and soul and depth of scents.
    • 4/5
      A lovely story beautifully presented, well worth reading/listening to! Easy.
    • 5/5
      Sus descripciones me abrieron a otro mundo, uno que no conocía
    • 4/5
      Enjoyed the whole concept of this story. Vivid in its imagery. I didn’t love the narration but it was ok/bearable.
    • 5/5
      Loves this book!!! So easy and interesting to listen to!!
    • 5/5
      This was a beautiful book. I loved how the characters accepted each other’s faults/flaws without drama and overreaction. I had never read anything about scents before and it was quite fascinating. I re-listened to the first 1/3 of the book and picked up on things that I hadn’t made connections with the first time through. Very different and unique, unlike anything I’ve ever read before. Highly recommend it.
    • 4/5
      Wonderful story about smalls and what each means to us. A story of a girl growing up and maturing as she finds out who she is
    • 4/5
      Nice one. Introduces you to the world of scent. Well balanced in terms of nature of the world we are introduced to. At first a touch of fairy tale and sudden twists of harsh reality ending up with a nice blend of both for perfect understanding. Recommended for you to listen.
    • 5/5
      The concept of a scent recorder (like a Polaroid that takes a scent picture) is compelling. I struggled at first to get into the novel but I ended up loving it.
    • 5/5
      A beautifully crafted homage to scent, memories and belonging - and the interplay between them!