Spitz, Bob.

Dearie : the remarkable life of Julia Child / Bob Spitz. - 1st ed. - New York : A.A. Knopf, 2012. - viii, 557 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

"This is a Borzoi book." Includes index.

Paradise -- "On her way" -- Julia of the almost spring -- Only a butterfly -- Keeper of the secrets -- Paul -- A diamond in the rough -- Lucky to be alive -- Devouring Paris whole -- Lady sings the bleus -- What she'd gotten herself into -- A memorable feast -- Frenchy French -- This elephant of ours -- Julia's turn to bloom -- Taking everything in stride -- A monstrously busy life -- A law unto herself -- The mad women of La Peetch -- A household name -- We are not all eternal -- Looking forward -- Enough -- The end of an era -- No one gets out alive -- The beginning of the end -- The raft.

Draws on the iconic culinary figure's personal diaries and letters to present a one-hundredth birthday commemoration that offers insight into her role in shaping women's views and influencing American approaches to cooking.

0307272222 : HRD $29.95 9780307272225

Random House Inc, Attn Order Entry 400 Hahn rd, Westminster, MD, USA, 21157 SAN 201-3975

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Child, Julia.


Cooks--France--Biography.
Cooks--United States--Biography.
Cooking, French.

TX649.C47 / S65 2012

641.5092