Marcelle Tinayre Author

Marcelle Tinayre (1870–1948) was a French novelist, travel writer, and woman of letters. Hellé is among the earliest of her more than twenty novels. Her work examines love, marriage, and the place of women in the rapidly evolving society of Belle Époque France. Grace Ashton is a Boston-based translator and writer. She received her MFA in literary translation from Boston University and her BA in French literature and religious studies from Agnes Scott College.