Author:
Narrator: Flo Salant Greenberg
Format: Abridged-CD, Paperback
Publisher: Random House
Published: Mar 2006
Genre: Biography & Autobiography - Women
Retail Price: $28.00
Discs: 4
Written with her grandnephew, Julia Child's infectiously readable memoir uses years of letters to create a wonderful narrative both about her love affair with the food and culture of France, and as homage to the warm, loving relationship with her husband, Paul. Beginning with the awakening of her taste buds during a flavorful meal of oysters and deceptively simple Dover sole in butter en route to Paris, the story follows Julia Child's six-year stint in France, the process of writing MASTERING THE ART OF FRENCH COOKING, and her fame as a television chef. Lessons at the Cordon Bleu, meals all over France, and the Childs' globe-trotting lifestyle are woven in with care, showcasing Julia Child's intense enjoyment of everything life had to offer. With Paul Child’s B&W photographs.
I loved this book - listening to the hows and whys of Julia Child's love of French food and cooking, her life in France, and the conceptin of her cookbooks and TV show. She was a fascinating but obsessedwoman.