Every morning, perched at Le P'tit Douai, her favorite Paris caf?, American playwright Michelle A. Gabow soaked in the inspiration-rich palette on parade before her. In particular, her observant soul quickly fell in love with the graceful Parisian ladies and eccentric street artists accompanied by their unforgettable canine companions. A m?lange of fiction and nonfiction, Gabow's stories celebrate the elegant relationships between these women and their dogs, the secrets these partners so faithfully keep, and the tenderness of separations. ? To honor these unique friendships is to revel in Paris life. ? The Pink Lady is a fashionable woman in her pale-pink wool cape, gray sparkly stockings, and two-tone shoes, who travels with Sinatra, a small dog that only she can see. ? Adrian, a twelve-year-old girl uprooted from her home in the States, befriends Chien, an abused neighborhood dog of unknown gender who ignites Adrian's own gender issues.