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On the eve of World War II, a handsome young scholar arrived in Paris. The queer, Black son of a housecleaner, who had nevertheless been decorated in the halls of Harvard and Columbia, Reed Peggram flirted with Leonard Bernstein, sat for portraits by famous artists, charmed minor royalty and became like a little brother to famed researcher and writer Jan Gay. Finally in Europe and on the same prestigious scholarship as literary luminaries Zora Neale...

"This biography tells the true story of Rose Valland's valiant efforts to save thousands of works of art during World War II by doing the only thing she could: Becoming a spy in her own museum"-- Provided by publisher.