Along the way, she reveals how the river that created Paris has touched her own life. She finds the Seine in art, literature, music, and movies from Renoir and Les Misérables to Puccini and La La Land. She patrols with river police, rows with a restorer of antique boats, sips champagne at a vineyard along the river, and even dares to go for a swim. She discovers the story of Sequana-the Gallo-Roman healing goddess who gave the Seine its name-and follows the river through Paris, where it determined the city's destiny and now snakes through all aspects of daily life.

Sciolino explores the Seine through its rich history and lively characters: a bargewoman, a riverbank bookseller, a houseboat dweller, a famous cinematographer known for capturing the river's light. In The Seine, she tells the story of that river from its source on a remote plateau of Burgundy to the wide estuary where its waters meet the sea, and the cities, tributaries, islands, ports, and bridges in between.

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The seine by elaine sciolino