My Life in France by Julia Child

My Life in France by Julia Child

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Bursting with Child’s adventurous and humorous spirit, My Life in France captures post-war Paris with wonderful vividness and charm.

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My Life in France by Julia Child

Bursting with Childs adventurous and humorous spirit,My Life in Francecaptures post-war Paris with wonderful vividness and charm.

'Child's exuberant, affectionate and boundlessly charming account.. chronicles, in mouth-watering detail, the meals and the food markets that sparked her interest in French cooking, and her growing appreciation of all things French' New York Times


'Luscious… The large-as-life presence of Julia Child looms on every page' Washington Times


'Whether you have seen [Julie & Julia] or not, you must read this charming, eccentric memoir from Julia Child, a towering figure in the world of cookery' Independent on Sunday

Julia Child (1912-2004) was born in California and worked for American intelligence during World War II. Afterwards she lived in Paris, studied at the Cordon Bleu and taught cooking with Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle, with whom she wrote the first volume of the bestselling classic Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961) that has sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide.

Olivia Potts is an award-winning food writer and chef. In 2017, she graduated from Le Cordon Bleu and was awarded the Young British Foodies Fresh Voices in Food Writing Award. Her first book, A Half Baked Idea, won the Fortnum and Mason's Debut Food Book Award 2020. Now Olivia is the cookery columnist for the Spectator, and also writes for the New StatesmanGuardian and Telegraph, among others.

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ISBN 13 9780715654682
ISBN 10 0715654683
Title My Life in France
Author Julia Child
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Duckworth Books
Year published 2022-11-03
Number of pages 368
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.