The Scent of a Woman

‘The Scent of a Woman: between flesh and breath’ explores the angelic theme of perfume in relation to Sharon Kivland’s ‘La Bonheur des Femmes’, (2001).

This essay was published as Jane Rendell, ‘The Scent of a Woman: Between Flesh and Breath’, in Portfolio, (2000).

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