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Publication Date
2006-04-04
ISBN
0739325264
Publication Year
2006
Format
Compact Disc
Language
English
Book Title
My Life in France
Author
Julia Child, Alex Prud'homme
Publisher
Random House Audio Publishing Group
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Cooking
Topic
Personal Memoirs, General

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In her own words, here is the captivating story of Julia Child's years in France, where she fell in love with French food and found 'her true calling.' From the moment the ship docked in Le Havre in the fall of 1948 and Julia watched the well-muscled stevedores unloading the cargo to the first perfectly soigné meal that she and her husband, Paul, savored in Rouen en route to Paris, where he was to work for the USIS, Julia had an awakening that changed her life. Soon this tall, outspoken gal from Pasadena, California, who didn't speak a word of French and knew nothing about the country, was steeped in the language, chatting with purveyors in the local markets, and enrolled in the Cordon Bleu. After managing to get her degree despite the machinations of the disagreeable directrice of the school, Julia started teaching cooking classes herself, then teamed up with two fellow gourmettes, Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle, to help them with a book they were trying to write on French cooking for Americans. Throwing herself heart and soul into making it a unique and thorough teaching book, only to suffer several rounds of painful rejection, is part of the behind-the-scenes drama that Julia reveals with her inimitable gusto and disarming honesty. Filled with the beautiful black-and-white photographs that Paul loved to take when he was not battling bureaucrats, as well as family snapshots, this memoir is laced with wonderful stories about the French character, particularly in the world of food, and the way of life that Julia embraced so wholeheartedly. Above all, she reveals the kind of spirit and determination, the sheer love of cooking, and the drive to share that with her fellow Americans that made her the extraordinary success she became. Le voici. Et bon appétit!

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Random House Audio Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0739325264
ISBN-13
9780739325261
eBay Product ID (ePID)
47957485

Product Key Features

Book Title
My Life in France
Author
Julia Child, Alex Prud'homme
Format
Compact Disc
Language
English
Topic
Personal Memoirs, General
Publication Year
2006
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Cooking

Dimensions

Item Length
5.9in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
5in
Item Weight
5.3 Oz

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Intended Audience
Trade
Edition Description
Abridged Edition
Reviews
"Exuberant, affectionate, and boundlessly charming . . . It chronicles, in mouth-watering detail, the meals and the food markets the sparked her interest in French cooking . . . It also tells the story of the inspired partnership between Child . . . and her husband, Paul . . . Every day in France brought a thrilling new discovery, but Child's capacity for wonder and delight co-existed with 'show me' skepticism . . . It is a wonderful picture of the most successful American export to France since Benjamin Franklin." William Grimes,The New York Times "In mouth-watering detail, her learning years in Paris and the stellar career that followed." Meeta Agrawal,Life Magazine "Captures her charm, warmth, and, above all, her determined and robust spirit . . . Anyone who has heard her on television will immediately recognize the frank, jovial, and embracing tone." John Skoyles,The Seattle Times/Associated Press "What a joy . . . charming . . . inspiring." Jennifer Reese,Entertainment Weekly "Like a surprise nougat bursting from the center of a chocolate truffle, My Life in France also serves up her moving romance with the Renaissance man of her life . . . her husband, Paul Child."Andrew Marton,The Philadelphia Inquirer From the Hardcover edition., "Exuberant, affectionate, and boundlessly charming . . . It chronicles, in mouth-watering detail, the meals and the food markets the sparked her interest in French cooking . . . It also tells the story of the inspired partnership between Child . . . and her husband, Paul . . . Every day in France brought a thrilling new discovery, but Child's capacity for wonder and delight co-existed with 'show me' skepticism . . . It is a wonderful picture of the most successful American export to France since Benjamin Franklin." William Grimes, The New York Times "In mouth-watering detail, her learning years in Paris and the stellar career that followed." Meeta Agrawal, Life Magazine "Captures her charm, warmth, and, above all, her determined and robust spirit . . . Anyone who has heard her on television will immediately recognize the frank, jovial, and embracing tone." John Skoyles, The Seattle Times/Associated Press "What a joy . . . charming . . . inspiring." Jennifer Reese, Entertainment Weekly "Like a surprise nougat bursting from the center of a chocolate truffle, My Life in France also serves up her moving romance with the Renaissance man of her life . . . her husband, Paul Child."Andrew Marton, The Philadelphia Inquirer From the Hardcover edition.
Dewey Decimal
641.5092
Dewey Edition
23

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  • A MUST read for France and Food Lovers

    I loved this book becuase of the backgound it gave on France in the 1950's. In some places,perhaps a lttle hard to follow, but it tells of the making of the now famous Mastering the Art of French Cooking and how the three authors came to meet and how the book finally got published. Interesting and entertaining. Books on tape are th away to go if you drive a great deal.

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    Love Julia Childs so had to have this .

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