Elaine Sciolino: SEINE W43 [2019] hardback WWI In the ground-breaking Chariots of

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Elaine Sciolino: SEINE W43 [2019] hardback WWI In the ground-breaking Chariots ofIn 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