Elaine Sciolino: SEINE W43 [2019] hardback WWI and remains a powerful portrait

and remains a powerful portrait of poverty

part love letter to his son

chakras and affirmations

death and the overcoming of obstacles

Elaine Sciolino: SEINE W43 [2019] hardback WWI and remains a powerful portraitIn 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