Mireille BestMireille Best (pseudonym of Mireille Lemarchand, 1943-2005) was born and raised in a working-class family in Le Havre, France. Unable to pursue university studies due to health problems, Best worked in a plastics factory after high school and ater as a civil servant. Best wrote four volumes of short stories and three novels in French. This is the first English translation of her work. Read More Read Less