Writer, reader, traveler, lover of art and jazz, born in Beirut, with pieces of my heart in Paris, London, Boston, and one particularly beautiful, one-road Tuscan village. I am the author of NO LAND TO LIGHT ON and THE GIRLS AT 17 SWANN STREET. Also, every Thursday, I post an essay on my blog, THE NON-UTILITARIAN: thoughts on life and art, things neither practical nor useful, like love and fresh water, for example. To have them delivered to you, please subscribe to the the newsletter. My writings are my way of being, and (how lucky am I?), of living. I have also written for The Huffington Post, Glimmer Train, The Four Seasons Magazine, HOLIDAY, The European, WS Magazine, HOME Magazine, The Idea List, France Forward, Espresso Economics, A Woman’s Paris, The Socio/Log, and others.