The Telegraph's Best Books of 2025

Base Notes: The Scents of a Life has been included in the Telegraph's best books of 2025, alongside such luminaries as David Szalay, Solvej Balle, and Eimear McBride...

"Do you remember how you smelled at the key moments of your life? Adelle Stripe does, and she relates them beautifully in this uncomventional memoir. It covers everything from her childhood to her mother's death, and it's related through the lens of the perfumes she wore along the way."

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