His latest fiction novel is The Gardener of Eden: A haunting and luminous novel that explores the dark secrets lurking beneath the stunning natural beauty of a dying timber town. David’s latest nonfiction works are A Taste of Paris: A History of the Parisian Love Affair with Food (winner of the 2017 Gourmand Award for best American food-travel book) and A Passion for Paris: Romanticism and Romance in the City of Light, both published by St. He’s co-owner and operator (with his wife Alison Harris) of Paris, Paris Tours – custom walking tours of Paris, Burgundy, Rome, and the Italian Riviera.ĭownie is the author of over a dozen nonfiction books, one literary novel and two thrillers, and dozens of anthologies (as a contributor). David Downie, PhD, associate professor of politics and environmental studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, is co-author of Global Environmental Politics with Pamela S. In 1992, Downie married Laura Whitman, a specialist in internal medicine and out-patient medical education. On I found a link to a passport application he made to. Curiosity and the legs of a cross-country runner propelled him daily from an unheated, seventh-floor walk-up garret near the Champs-Elyses to the old Montmartre haunts of the. Sims married Carl Sims, a newspaper editor. My great-great-great-grandmothers brother, David Downie, was a missionary to India. Swapping his native San Francisco for the City of Light, travel writer David Downie arrived in Paris in 1986 on a one-way ticket, his head full of romantic notions. The couple divorced in the early 1970s and Ms. Downie is a multilingual Paris-based American nonfiction author, crime novelist and journalist who writes most often about culture, food and travel. David holds a BSc in agriculture, and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. David Downie is the son of Leonard Downie, Jr., Executive Editor of the Washington Post from 19912008, and Barbara Sims, an environmental lawyer. David Downie (Paris to the Pyrenees, 2013) is a Paris transplant, a walking-tour guide steeped in Parisian lore, and an acclaimed writer. His travel, food, and arts features have appeared in over 50 print magazines and newspapers worldwide and on dozens of websites. David Downie Non-Execuative Director David joined The VPS Group in December 2018 as a Non-Executive Director. Register now!Ĭlick here to register and join us via zoom!Īfter registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.ĭavid Downie is a native San Franciscan who moved to Paris in the mid-1980s and now divides his time between France and Italy. You are invited to join David and all of us from the comfort of your own home or office! The event will not be held live at the café –– on ZOOM only.
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