La Vagabonde

(Revised and pictures added 4/20) Long before Cher and Madonna thought they invented “first names only,” there was Colette (1873-1954). (There’s a word for that: mononymous.) And long before gay rights, Collette, who was bisexual, flaunted her numerous lesbian affairs. Of course this was Paris, not......more

If I were two people, I’d mistakenly recommend this book to me. The Vagabond is in love with love, and lives entirely from the heart; she’s an introspective, vaudeville performer who travels with a friend, but needs to live alone. She’s divorced from an abusive man and living successfully on her own......more

This is probably the most beautiful piece of writing I've ever found. If there is a more honest exposition, a more sincere appraisal, of the narrative we live when not consumed by mundane distractions, I look forward to your recommendations. Colette's talent lies in enumerating the sensory details w......more