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In what ways did the Seine play a significant role in Napoléon Bonaparte's life?.What would be your own "Sequana" passion project? What did you find most inspirational about the Seine's legacy based on Sciolino's journey from the sources of the river all the way to the sea?.How might Sequana be seen as an early feminist role model?

In one version of the Sequana story, she escapes the clutches of the lascivious sea god Neptune.

Sciolino becomes fascinated with the story of Sequana, a Gallo-Roman healing goddess who ruled over a temple at the sources of the Seine.

The Seine River is always depicted as a woman.

Would you ever leave behind all you know in search of happiness and healing? How did Sciolino, as a recently divorced young reporter, find herself and flourish so far from home?

As she writes, "I arrived with no sources, no lovers, no family, no friends, no mission except to start fresh in a city all the world loves" (p. Elaine Sciolino opens the book with her decision to move to Paris, a time in her life that was filled with heartbreak and uncertainty.