He lays before us the time honored warts and hairs of the world's philosophies-problems with religion, war, politics, family, marriage and sex-and leaves no twist or turn unstoned. Go see for yourself you'll have a good time."- Washington Post "Robbins again celebrates the joy of individual expression and self-reliance. " Jitterbug Perfume has a large and exotic cast of characters, all of whom are interested in immortality and/or perfume. If the liquid in the bottle actually is the secret essence of the universe, as some folks seem to think, it had better be discovered soon because it is leaking and there is only a drop or two left. The bottle is blue, very, very old, and embossed with the image of a goat-horned god. A saga must have a hero, and the hero of this one is a janitor with a missing bottle. Which is to say, it begins in the forests of ancient Bohemia and doesn't conclude until nine o'clock tonight (Paris time). Some people actually believe that the liquid in the bottle is-the secret essence of the universe? The bottle is blue, very, very old, and embossed with the image of a great-horned god. The hero of this one is a janitor with a missing bottle. It is also a saga, and a saga must have a hero. About the Book Robbins calls Jitterbug Perfume "an epic".
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