About the Author

Born in 1919, Roger Grenier is the author of more than forty books, including The Difficulty of Being a Dog and A Box of Photographs, both published by the University of Chicago Press. Alice Kaplan is the author of numerous books on France and French culture, including Dreaming in French: The Paris Years of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Susan Sontag, and Angela Davis.

Reviews

"Delightful.... This short book-just over a hundred pages and illustrated with snapshots-contains multitudes." (William Boyd, Times Literary Supplement, Books of the Year)"