13, Rue Thérèse

American academic Trevor Stratton discovers a box full of artifacts from World War I as he settles into his new office in Paris. The pictures, letters, and objects in the box relate to the life of Louise Brunet, a feisty, charming Frenchwoman who lived through both World Wars.
As Trevor examines and documents the relics the box offers up, he begins to imagine the story of Louise Brunet's life: her love for a cousin who died in the war, her marriage to a man who works for her father, and her attraction to a neighbor in her building at 13 rue Th r se. The more time he spends with the objects though, the truer his imaginings of Louise's life become, and the more he notices another alluring Frenchwoman: Josianne, his clerk, who planted the box in his office in the first place, and with whom he finds he is falling in love.

Author: Elena Mauli Shapiro
Publisher: Reagan Arthur Books
Published: 03/05/2012
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780316083331

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 04/22/2012 pg. 24

About the Author
Elena Shapiro was born and raised in Paris. She holds a BA in English from Stanford University, an MFA in fiction from Mills College, and an MA in comparative literature from the University of California, Davis. She lives in the Bay Area with her husband.