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She eventually settled in paris, where she learned to cook and collaborated on the writing of what would become mastering the art of french cooking, a book that changed the food culture of america. The phenomenon began more than 50 years ago with the publication of her first groundbreaking book, mastering the art of french cooking, and reached a fever pitch when, in 1963, child took. The stunning story of how julia child transformed herself into the cult figure who touched off a food revolution that has gripped the country for more than fifty years. Dearie, the julia child biography by bob spitz the. Author bob spitz spent several weeks traveling through sicily with julia child in 1992 and admits that he developed a powerful crush on her, which inspired him to write dearie. The books release coincides with the 100th anniversary of her birth, and its the perfect way to celebrate the rich life of this culinary legend, television pioneer, and cultural icon. See all 12 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Childs second book, the french chef cookbook, was a collection of the recipes she had demonstrated on the show. Julia child led a fascinating life, and it was all the more so because the things she chose to do seem to be unexpected for someone of her background and looks among other things. Spitz goes beyond mere history and provides a full, human portrait of julia. Bob spitz is the awardwinning author of the beatles, a new york times best seller, reagan, as well as seven other nonfiction books and a screenplay. Sie werden uber neuerscheinungen informiert, erhalten verbesserte. His articles appear regularly in magazines and newspapers, including the new york times magazine. Julia childs inimitable ways of coping with common kitchen.

He has represented bruce springsteen and elton john in several capacities. Your appreciation of dearie will probably depend on how much you like julia child. The book makes a strong case for child as a cultural guerrilla on par with andy warhol, bob dylan and helen gurley brown. Julia, child is not only a book about the joy of cooking, but the wonder of childhood, and. Julia child was a directionless, gawky young woman who ran off halfway around the world to join a spy agency during world war ii. My life in france child, julia, prudhomme, alex isbn. A genuine rebel who took the pretensions that embellished french cuisine and fricasseed them to a faretheewell. Chef, author, and television personality julia child was passionate about longform cooking in an era when most american women were deeply in love with their can openers. Newsday an enthusiastic, heroically researched biography. If you enjoy loving descriptions of french cuisine and want to reexperience the novelty of a sixfootthree woman with a fluty voice bringing french cooking to the masses, then this book, like the best of child s recipes and television series, will be a source. She cowrote the thorough, exhaustively tested mastering the art of french cooking for a country content with casseroles and jello molds. A parents canada favorite childrens book praise for julia, child. She was graduated from smith college and worked for the oss during world war ii in ceylon and china, where.