13 – Brain Fart

(Continued from Chapter 12, White Lies, Freedom Fries; to start book, scroll to "Chapters" in right side bar.) Didier leads the way down the Cours Mirabeau toward Mireille's apartment, where the Benhamou clan will gather shortly for Shabbat lunch. On this cheery March morning, Aix bustles like a carnival with shoppers and tourists vying for space beside market stalls laden with hand-sculpted wooden cicadas, loaves of artisanal spice bread, and sachets of dried lavender, three Euros apiece...