Blending memoir, travelogue, and history, The Seine is a love letter to Paris and the river that determined its destiny.
While many cities suffer from the leveling effects of globalization, the rue des Martyrs maintains its distinct allure. The Only Street in Paris will make readers hungry for Paris, and for the kind of street life that is all too quickly disappearing.
"Elaine Sciolino is a graceful, companionable writer.… [She] has laid one more beautiful and amusing wreath on the altar of the City of Light.” —Edmund White, New York Times
"Sciolino’s sharply observed account serves as a testament to…Paris—the city of light, of literature, of life itself." —The New Yorker