My Life In France

Book Title: My Life In France
ISBN: 9780715654682
By Author(s):JULIA CHILD
By Publisher:DUCKWORTH BOOKS
Format:PB

When Julia Child arrived in Paris in 1948, a six-foot-two-inch, thirty-six-year-old, rather loud and unserious Californian, she barely spoke a word of French and didnt know the first thing about cooking.

As she fell in love with French culture – buying food at local markets, sampling the local bistros, and taking classes at the Cordon Bleu – her life began to change forever. We follow her extraordinary transformation from kitchen ingnue to internationally renowned (and internationally loved) expert in French cuisine.

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

**PRAISE FORMY LIFE IN FRANCE**

‘Whether you have [seen Julie & Julia] or not, youmust read this charming, eccentric memoir from Julia Child, a towering figure in the world of cookery’
INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

‘Child’sexuberant, affectionate and boundlessly charmingaccount… chronicles, inmouth-wateringdetail, 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

‘Lively, infectious… Her elegant but unfussy prose pulls the reader into her stories’
CHICAGO SUN TIMES

‘Captivating… her marvellously distinctive voice is present on every page’
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE