Alice B. Toklas
To be clear, I love all books, which must be understood before you read my next sentence: Over the past few years, my enjoyment of fiction has been overtaken by… Read more Alice B. Toklas →
Gertrude Stein – A Bold Experimenter
“Writing and reading is to me synonymous with existing.” Gertrude Stein If I was ever asked who I would like to spend an afternoon with, I would choose Gertrude Stein. … Read more Gertrude Stein – A Bold Experimenter →
The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris
“Not all pioneers went west.” David McCullough I will confess that my 2013 OTR Reading Program was excessively optimistic!! It is October; only two months to go before 2013… Read more The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris →
Résistance
Palais de Chaillot, Paris, 7 June 1940 “Rumours are flying, all flatly contradictory, but it seems clear that the Germans are advancing on all fronts. It’s only a matter of… Read more Résistance →
