Tess Bloom
- Holly Hudson
- Sep 19, 2017
- 1 min read
This is a very delightful story of Tess Bloom, a perfumer, living in Paris with her daughter, Natasha. Unfortunately, Tess has lost her sense of smell and is finding it increasingly difficult, almost impossible, to stay on top of her job. The bills are piling up and then there is a phone call telling her that her mother has died back home in Ohio. From here, Tess and her daughter go back to Ohio for the funeral and to sort the house ready for selling and each have adventures which were totally unexpected.
Tess Bloom is a likeable character and the story is well plotted and interesting with a splash of humour here and there. There is an element of predictability but the story telling is so flowing and charming that it really doesn't matter – the journey to the end is a pleasure. It could do with a bit of proofreading (I had a private giggle at Tess laying prostate on the floor when I'm sure she would have been prostrate.) If you can ignore the little errors, there is a really great story here.