Paul Gallico

Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris is the title of a Paul Gallico novel originally published in 1958. In the United Kingdom, it was published as Flowers for Mrs Harris. It was the first in a series of four books about the adventures of a London charwoman. The plot revolves around Ada Harris, who is so enchanted by her …

Dust jacket notes: "The London charwoman's warm, tender, yet resolute nature, which enabled her to go to the elegant Dior salon in Paris, now drives her to America - to reunite a child with his GI father. This is the glowing story, as only Paul Gallico could tell it, of Mrs. 'Arris's roguish trip to New York...." A …