Mary Fleming, originally from Chicago, moved to Paris in 1981, where she worked as a freelance journalist and consultant. Before turning full time to writing fiction, she was the French representative for the American foundation The German Marshall Fund. A long-time board member of the French Fulbright Commission, Fleming continues to serve on the board of Bibliotheques sans Frontieres. She and her husband have five grown children and split their time between Paris and Berlin. The Art of Regret is Fleming's second novel. She writes a blog called A Paris-Berlin Diary at http://mf.ghost.io.
