| | Prologue | p. 3 |
| | Paradise | p. 21 |
| | "On Her Way" | p. 37 |
| | Julia of the Almost Spring | p. 63 |
| | Only a Butterfly | p. 79 |
| | Keeper of the Secrets | p. 97 |
| | Paul | p. 113 |
| | A Diamond in the Rough | p. 129 |
| | Lucky to Be Alive | p. 145 |
| | Devouring Paris Whole | p. 161 |
| | Lady Sings the Bleus | p. 189 |
| | What She'd Gotten Herself Into | p. 211 |
| | A Memorable Feast | p. 231 |
| | Franchy French | p. 247 |
| | This Elephant of Ours | p. 265 |
| | Julia's Turn to Bloom | p. 291 |
| | Taking Everything in Stride | p. 307 |
| | A Monstrously Busy Life | p. 325 |
| | A Law unto Herself | p. 341 |
| | The Mad Women of La Peetch | p. 359 |
| | A Household Name | p. 379 |
| | We Are Not All Eternal | p. 399 |
| | Looking Forward | p. 419 |
| | Enough | p. 441 |
| | The End of an Era | p. 459 |
| | No One Gets Out Alive | p. 479 |
| | The Beginning of the End | p. 495 |
| | The Raft | p. 511 |
| | Sources and Acknowledgments | p. 531 |
| | Author's Note | p. 535 |
| | Index | p. 537 |