The Escape of Mrs. Jeffries
Written by Janet Flanner
Narrated by Colleen Delany
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About this audiobook
From celebrated journalist Janet Flanner, “The Escape of Mrs. Jeffries,” published in May 1943, portrays the extraordinary journey to America made by Mary Reynolds, famed French artist Marcel Duchamp’s former partner.
Janet Flanner (March 13, 1892 – November 7, 1978) was an American writer and pioneering narrative journalist[4] who served as the Paris correspondent of The New Yorker magazine from 1925 until she retired in 1975. She wrote under the pen name "Genêt". She was a prominent member of America's expatriate community living in Paris before WWII. Along with her longtime partner Solita Solano, Flanner was called "a defining force in the creative expat scene in Paris.
Colleen Delany has narrated numerous best-selling audiobooks. An accomplished stage and television actress, she has appeared in "Homicide: Life On The Streets," as well as on the highly successful CD-ROM game "Wheel of Time."
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