J. Michael Jarvis

J Michael Jarvis has spent much of his life pursuing adventures most people only dream about. At nineteen, he quit a dangerous job atop Germany's highest mountain and roller-skated more than 800 miles alone across the French Riviera, armed with two ski poles, a backpack, and an engagement ring.

That extraordinary journey became *French Roll*, his award-winning memoir of love, adventure, and coming of age.

A corporate jet pilot and professional yacht captain, Jarvis continues to pursue the unexpected, both in life and on the page. He lives in Southern California.