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My Life in France
enlarge	Authors: Julia Child, Alex Prud'homme Publisher: Anchor Category: Book List Price: ~~$14.95~~ Buy Used: $5.50 You Save: $9.45 (63%) New (37) Used (38) Collectible (3) from $5.50 Avg. Customer Rating: 115 reviews Sales Rank: 5681 Media: Paperback Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 368 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7 Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.8 ISBN: 0307277690 Dewey Decimal Number: 641 EAN: 9780307277695 ASIN: 0307277690 Publication Date: October 9, 2007 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: Expedited shipping available Shipping: International shipping available Condition: back cover was torn and taped but text clean and tight

Editorial Reviews: Product Description 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.

Customer Reviews: Read 110 more reviews... Interesting, but Disappointing October 6, 2008 Gee-- I can't believe I'm one of only a handful of reviewers that didn't love this book! I was just a kid during the 1970's, and I have such fond memories of watching Julia "The Cook Lady" Child with my mom and sister. I wanted to learn what she was really like as a person and BOY was I disappointed. What I learned about Julia: she was a priviliged, elitist food snob who held such disdain for who and where she came from that she became "French-i-fried" almost overnight! I enjoyed the descriptions of French life and food, but I didn't appreciate the condescension. I still respect her for popularizing French cuisine in America, but after reading this book I feel like she was aspiring to be something she was not. My imagined Julia was down-to-Earth and grandmotherly. Needless to say, I didn't get that. If you are interested in vividly detailed descriptions of French food and wine, then you will probably enjoy this book. If you are looking for personal insight, maybe not as much... My Love of Julia Child August 13, 2008 I bought this book sometime ago meaning to read it. But as I am in the 1st year of starting my new business (a pastry shop) I have not had time. But then I remembered Audio Books so I downloaded it and I am now in the process of listening to it. Julia's love of food is contagious if I was not already a lover I would be signing up for the next Cordon Bleu Class booking a plane ticket and flying to France. Her story makes me envious that I was born at the very end of 1969 and not much earlier and to experience Paris right after the war. Her description of sole meuniere made me crave it that I began planning my next restaurant outing as a way to un-wind. Her determination to make a perfect mayonaise made me smile and relief to know that I am not alone in becoming obsessed in creating the perfect recipe. If you love a good read (or listen) love food and you are a big fan of Julia Child this is the perfect book for you. It gives you insight into the woman who single handly changed how America's eat. Bon Appetite! So good, I was sad to reach the last page. August 1, 2008 I LOVED this book. With my continuing growth and love of cooking, Julia Child has become positively one of my favorite people on Earth. I had no idea what I was getting into with this book when I picked it up. I knew I wanted to read this specifically because it was really coming straight from her and not some researcher. These pages brought to me the real Julia. I never knew all the details of her French living life with her husband Paul. I now know that she and Paul clearly had such an amazing friendship and special bond with each other. One thing I hoped to see in this book was a lot of food talk. I was thrilled that so much of it revolved around meals she prepared, down to the exact ingredients each time. Hearing about her friends, her parties, her writing, her political views, I feel like she is someone I would love to have known and been friends with. If you like Julia Child and appreciate all her quirks, this book will make you love her. Read it. Great Book - Opened my Eyes to Another Side of Julia July 23, 2008 Loved the book. I've read it twice now and liked it even better the second time. This give a great insight to how and why she started cooking. It paints a great picture of Paris during the late 40's. Her relationship with her husband was interesting and sweet which presented a different side to her. It shows a vulnerability that I wasn't aware of. Great pictures add a lot to the book. It made me want to know more about her life and buy a couple of her cookbooks Highly recommend it. My Life in France A happy book April 28, 2008 A delightful book for foodies and Francophiles. At last a story of a happy marriage of two successful people.

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