The French have a saying that goes something like this:

"The most exciting part of a sexual liaison is walking up the stairs"

Elizabeth Cooke, a New Yorker born and bred, graduated Vassar, and the Sorbonne in Paris where she developed a lifelong devotion to art. She is the author of LIFE SAVORS, a memoir, and EYE OF THE BEHOLDER, a book celebrating six particular artists and the women they loved. She is currently at work on a novel that takes place in Paris, titled THERE'S A SMALL HOTEL.