Born in Versailles and raised in Paris, Véronique F. Courtois graduated from Paris-III Sorbonne Nouvelle. She taught French Culture and Cinema at Tufts University and Boston University for 15 years. After graduating from the School of Communications at Boston University and UCLA, she worked in film distribution in Los Angeles. She is an author of French novels and exercise books as well as screenplays. She is passionate about French cooking, international cinema and fountain pens.