Modern Classics In free-spirited Paris, Jules and Jim live a carefree, bohemian existence. They write in cafes, travel when the mood takes them, and share the women they love without jealousy. But despite their numerous love affairs, it is Kate -with a smile the two friends have determined to follow always, but capricious enough to jump in the Seine from spite - who steals their hearts most thoroughly. Henri-Pierre Roche was in his mid-seventies when he wrote this, his semi-autobiographical debut novel. The inspiration for the legendary film, it captures perfectly, with excitement and great humour, the tenderness of three people in love with each other and with life.