Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child

Julia Child became a household name when she entered the lives of millions of Americans through our hearts and kitchens. Yet few know the richly varied private life that lies behind this icon whose statuesque height and warmly enthused warble have become synonymous with the art of cooking. In this biography, we meet the earthy and outrageous Julia, who, at age eighty-five, remains a complex role model. Fitch, who had access to all of Julia's private letters and diaries, takes us through her life from her exuberant youth as a high-spirited California girl to her years at Smith College, where Julia was at the center of every prank and party. When most of her girlfriends married, Julia volunteered with the OSS in India and China during World War II, and was an integral part of this elite corps. There she met her future husband, the cosmopolitan Paul Child, who introduced her to the glories of art, fine French cuisine, and love. Theirs was a deeply passionate romance and a modern marriage of equals. Julia began her culinary training only at the age of thirty-seven at the Cordon Bleu. Later she roamed the food markets of Marseilles, Bonn, and Oslo. She invested ten years of learning and experimentation in what would become her first bestselling classic, Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Now, her career is legend, spanning nearly forty years and still going strong. Generations love the humor and trademark aplomb that have made Julia Child a household name. Resisting fads and narrow, fanatical conventions of health-consciousness, Julia is the quintessential teacher. The perfect gift for food lovers and a romantic biography of a woman modern before her time, this is a truly American life. Bon appÚtit!

Biographies & Memoirs

Noël Riley Fitch

Arts & Literature

DOUBLEDAY

Julia Child became a household name when she entered the lives of millions of americans through our hearts & kitchens. Yet few know the richly varied private life that lies behind this icon whose stratuesque height & warmly enthused warble have become synonymous with the art of cooking. We meet the earthy & outrageous Julia, who, at age eighty-five, remains a complex role model

Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child (Library Edition)

Humor & Entertainment

Blackstone Audio,Inc.

Blackstone Audiobooks

[MP3CD audiobook format in Vinyl case.] [Read by Nadia May -aka- Wanda McCaddon] A household name, Julia Child has entered the hearts of millions of Americans through their kitchens. Yet few know the richly varied private life that lies behind this icon. Fitch takes us from her exuberant youth through her years at Smith College, where Julia was at the center of every prank and party. When most of her girlfriends married, Julia volunteered with the OSS during World War II and was an integral part of the elite corps. There, she met her future husband, Paul Child, who introduced her to the glories of fine French cuisine, art, and love. Julia invested ten years of learning and experimentation in what would become her first bestselling classic, Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Now her career is legend, spanning nearly forty years and still going strong. Hers is a truly American life.

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Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child

Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child (Library Edition)

Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child

Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child