"An alluring delight to the eye, ear, mind, and palate. David Coggins, who clearly knows Paris inside-out, celebrates the world's most beautiful city in all her beguiling facets. He wears his culture and his sophistication lightly - but you will learn a lot along the way." -William Boyd, author of
Solo and
Sweet Caress "Paris in Winter is an essential meditation for our fraught times, a primer on the absolute value of pleasure, the passion of and for art, the avidity of taste and perception. This is a book to read - of course - but also to see." - Patricia Hampl, author of
The Florist's Daughter and
Blue Arabesque "David Coggins, a writer and illustrator of great soul and sensitivity, has created that loveliest and rarest of works: an illustrated, beautifully-written and observed memoir that will inspire anyone who reads it to think about his life and how he wants to live it. This is a book that is like the best afternoon you've ever passed in a Paris café with your best friend on a cold January afternoon: light-filled, comforting, enchanting and entertaining, and filled with beauty." -Michael Hainey, author of
After Visiting Friends