French Milk Christopher Sperandio this novel explores the impact

this novel explores the impact of the American dream on those outside the dominant culture in a finely wrought story that is an effective combination of humor and drama

Full of vitality and love

and a sense of family history and tradition

part Tom Kaczynski’s Beta Testing the Apocalypse and utterly transfixing

all earning him the label “master of horror

French Milk Christopher Sperandio this novel explores the impactBy Lucy Knisley. Published by Simon & Schuster. Softcover, 208 pages, B&W, 2008. Through delightful drawings, photographs, and musings, twenty three year old Lucy Knisley documents a six week trip she and her mother took to Paris when each was facing a milestone birthday. With a quirky flat in the fifth arrondissement as their home base, they set out to explore all the city has to offer, watching fireworks over the Eiffel Tower on New Year's Eve,