Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia ChildJulia Child became a household name when she entered the lives of millions of Americans through their hearts and kitchens. In this biography, we meet the earthy and outrageous Julia, who, at age eighty-five, remains a complex role model. Fitch, who had access to all of Julia's private letters and diaries, takes us through her life from her exuberant youth as a high-spirited California girl to her years at Smith College, where Julia was at the center of every prank and party. When most of her girlfriends married, Julia volunteered with the OSS in India and China during World War II, and was an integral part of this elite corps. There she met her future husband, the cosmopolitan Paul Child, who introduced her to the glories of art, fine French cuisine, and love. Theirs was a deeply passionate romance and a modern marriage of equals. |
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User Review - Teresa - GoodreadsIf you want to read an encyclopedic account of Julie Child's life..this is the book for you. One fact after another with little or no "fun". I would not recommend this for an enjoyable read. Read full review
Contents
Beginnings | 3 |
A Place in the Sun | 13 |
Education of an Extrovert | 31 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child An Anchor book |
| Author | Noel Riley Fitch |
| Edition | illustrated, unabridged |
| Publisher | Doubleday, 1997 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | Dec 1, 2010 |
| ISBN | 038548335X, 9780385483353 |
| Length | 569 pages |
| Subjects | › Biography & Autobiography / General |
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