"At the time my husband, Mark, a sculptor who carves stone—mostly granite—and whose pieces were becoming more monumental, had just begun a large commission for what would become New York City's Chelsea Market." - Marcia DeSanctis Marcia DeSanctis Marcia DeSanctis is the New York Times best-selling author of “100 Places in France Every Woman Should Go,” and the 2022 memoir-in-essays, “A Hard Place to Leave: Stories from a Restless Life.” She has reported from India, Rwanda, Brazil, and elsewhere for Travel + Leisure. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines