Thrust into the unlikely role of professional 'literary walking tour' guide, an expat writer provides the most irresistibly witty and revealing tour of Paris in years. In this enchanting memoir, acclaimed author and long-time Paris resident John Baxter remembers his yearlong experiences of giving 'literary walking tours' through the city. Along the way he tells the history of Paris through a brilliant cast of characters from Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald to Picasso and Gertrude Stein. This is your guide, par excellence, to the true, off-the-beaten-path heart of the City of Lights...