The Making of the Paris Peninsula is a collaborative work of passion and commitment by the team at deluxewords and The Fashionable Truth Co. Ltd. When we began to review the history of 19 Avenue Kleber in 2011 we found there was a major story to tell. In our research we discovered love and betrayal, avarice and compassion, brilliance and buffoonery. I have been the lead writer on this project and all errors and omissions are mine. I have been supported by Lisa Li, the lead researcher on the eBook who found superb original materials in obscure French archives, by Dr. Juran Ko, the eBook’s creative director and by Summer Cao, Daisy Zhong and Libby Zheng, who have all reviewed and edited materials. This book is dedicated to Jean Forrest, who commissioned the project. Jean died of cancer before the book was finished. One-third of the profits from this eBook will be donated to the Hong Kong Cancer Fund. Daniel Jeffreys