Claire Donato presents: Bonjour Tristesse

Spoiled Cecile, 17, spends her summer at the French Riviera with her rich, widower, playboy dad and Elsa. Anne, her late mom’s friend, visits and brings changes to all.

Introduced 1/6 by Claire Donato, author of new book Kind Mirrors, Ugly Ghosts.

Claire Donato is the author of three books, most recently Kind Mirrors, Ugly Ghosts (Archway Editions). Recent writing has appeared in Parapraxis, The Brooklyn Rail, Fence, The Chicago Review, The End, Forever, and GoldFlakePaint. She also contributed an introduction to The One on Earth: Selected Works of Mark Baumer (Fence Books). In addition to writing books, Claire makes music, illustrates, and has a 35mm photography practice. Currently, she works as Acting Chairperson of Writing at Pratt Institute. She lives in Brooklyn with her cat Woebegone.