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Julia Child singlehandedly created a new approach to American cuisine with her cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking and her television show The French Chef, but as she reveals in this bestselling memoir, she was not always a master chef.
Indeed, when she first arrived in France in 1948 with her husband, Paul, who was to work for the USIS, she spoke no French and knew nothing about the country itself. But as she dove into French culture, buying food at local markets and taking classes at the Cordon Bleu, her life changed forever with her newfound passion for cooking and teaching. Julia?s unforgettable story ? struggles with the head of the Cordon Bleu, rejections from publishers to whom she sent her now-famous cookbook, a wonderful, nearly fifty-year long marriage that took them across the globe ? unfolds with the spirit so key to her success as a chef and a writer, brilliantly capturing one of the most endearing American personalities of the last fifty years.
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Julia Child single handedly awakened America to the pleasures of good cooking with her cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking and her television show The French Chef, but as she reveals in this bestselling memoir, she didn't know the first thing about cooking when she landed in France.
Indeed, when she first arrived in 1948 with her husband, Paul, she spoke no French and knew nothing about the country itself. But as she dove into French culture, buying food at local markets and taking classes at the Cordon Bleu, her life changed forever. Julia's unforgettable story unfolds with the spirit so key to her success as a cook and teacher and writer, brilliantly capturing one of the most endearing American personalities of the last fifty years. Julie & Julia is now a major motion picture (releasing in August 2009) starring Meryl Streep as Julia Child. It is partially based on her memoir, My Life in France. Enjoy these images from the film, and click the thumbnails to see larger images.
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Summary: Very beautiful memoir. A real gem.
Those who liked the movie Julie and Julia will probably want to read both books on which the movie is based. However, I would advise people to skip the whiny tome by Julie Powell and dig right into this gourmet read by the incomparable Julia Child! I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Reading of Julia's Parisian experiences made me want to go to Paris. Even in the not-so-good times, I liked how Julia remained a tower of strength and pretty much played the hand she was dealt in those times. I had to laugh at some of the crude references in the book...especially her husband Paul's letter to his brother Charlie describing Paris as "lipstick on the belly." Did they do that back in those days? LOL. Seriously though. I thought the book showed well two very interesting people who were truly soulmates who supported each others efforts. We should all be so lucky to have such a solid marriage as the Childs did...and to have the passion for cookery that she did.
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Summary: I loved reading this book!
I thought the book was fascinating and I had a hard time putting it down. It is very helpful to know some French as you read it though. She uses many French phrases and some short sentences all in French. Her observations and excitement over learning French cooking were inspirational to me. My interest in reading the book was created by watching the movie "Julie & Julia". I used to watch Julia Child on PBS also. It was nice to get to know her by reading the book.
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Summary: Love love loved this book!
If you are a foodie, a francophile or just love a good personal memoir - get this book. It rocks!
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Summary: Good Start
This book started out quirky and fun and had all the coziness of the movie. However about 1/2 way through she started in with her politics. I ended up not caring what the last few chapters were about because it was mostly her politics and her high opinion of herself. Her writing style was fun and engaging, but she should have stuck to the food and quirks of living abroad.
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Summary: Life, France, Food and Love
Having first read the book Julie & Julia (by Julie Powell, and mainly about Julie Powell), then read some of Julie Powell's blog entries, and seen the Julia & Julie movie which balanced the story between the two J's, I needed to complete the picture by reading "My Life in France" by Julia Child.
This was by far the star of the whole show. Full of wonderful descriptions of food and cooking, I could almost hear Julia's booming voice coming off the page. The true inspiration in the book though is the fantastic partnership between Julia and her husband Paul. Paul's role extended from tasting her food, photographing her preparations to create illustratons in the book, and even when necessary washing behind the scenes of the TV set.
Reading this book, I realised that the books I have recently enjoyed the most cover exploring foreign countries and cooking/eating - two of my favorites activities!
A mouthwatering book! Now I have to see if I can buy her cooking shows on Amazon.
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