To a passerby strolling Boulevard St. Germain, the man and woman ensconcedat the caf? table could be lovers. In truth, they are nearly strangers, anAmerican writer recording the wartime experiences of a dying Frenchwoman.Christine came of age in Paris in 1937, embarking upon a series of loveaffairs and a career as a journalist in the glittering city of lights,living in true French fashion, with irrepressible *joie de vivre*...even asAdolf Hitler's...