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The Seine - The River that Made Paris (Hardcover)
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The Seine - The River that Made Paris (Hardcover)
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In the spring of 1978, as a foreign correspondent in Paris, Elaine
Sciolino was seduced by a river. In The Seine, she builds the story
of the river through memoir, travelogue and history, writing a love
letter to the city she has called home since 2002. Sciolino begins
in Paris, then moves east to discover the river's origins-both real
and mythical-in Burgundy. She celebrates the river's rich history
and captures the charm of its lively characters: a bargewoman who
worked on the river for decades, a bookseller along the riverbanks,
a houseboat dweller and a famous cameraman who knows how to capture
the river's light. She patrols the Seine with river police, rows
with a restorer of antique boats, discovers a champagne vineyard,
and even dares to drink from and swim in the river. In this rich
portrait, Sciolino explains why the Seine is the world's most
romantic river and invites readers to explore its secrets and magic
for themselves.
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