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| My Life in France | 
 enlarge | Authors: Julia Child, Alex Prud'homme
Publisher: Anchor
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  121 reviews
Sales Rank: 4175
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
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Condition: corner crease on back cover
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| Customer Reviews:
 Just A Wonderful Book April 17, 2006
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
Julia Child's funny, bubbly, colorful and bright account of her 1940's life-changing stay in France (where her husband was a diplomat) is one of the most enjoyable and interesting books I've had the pleasure of reading. These stories of how Child discovered the culinary delights of France (long before she became America's most beloved television chef) are a lot of fun! Child's unusual gift for blending self-deprecation with appealing self-confidence has never been more finely tuned. This book is great as a biography, as an account of a nation during a time and place, as a tale of the refined culinary arts, and it even works as the sort of travelogue that evokes the locations being described. In the imagination the senses smell the baking bread Julia describes, we hear the running of those ancient rivers in the lush French countryside, and we can all-but taste the magnificent dishes about which she writes with such keen comprehension and reverence. We all miss Julia Child, but this reminder of her class and charm (as well as her devotion to French cooking) brings back her greatness. Easily a five-star book!
Delicious read April 12, 2006
90 out of 94 found this review helpful
With every word I sensed I was there. I could smell the air, feel the cold and want a blanket. I lusted to be able to taste the foods she talked about. I laughed when she described her first attempts at food preparation. I loved that she was pragmatic and yet extravagant about cooking utinsels. Her husband was very encouraging of her endeavors. Together they shared a life and a love, but it was more, they shared a passion for travel and the tastes of other cultures. My mouth salivated as she toured the markets. Her French was horrible by her own admission but her genuine interest in the culture won out with shop owners. It is a delicious read.
Bon Vivant! April 11, 2006
29 out of 30 found this review helpful
This book is just brimming with life, just as Julie Child did during her years in France. This book has inspired me to retrace Julia's steps through France (in 2007), approach the kitchen with more energy, and adopt a more serene approach to life in general...this book is just outstanding. I read it in 7 hours, straight through, and after lending it to those to whom I have promised it, I shall read it again...Bravo Julia for sharing your life in France with us, and Bravo Alex for seeing to it that it was published. What an amazing life, what an amazing person.
 The Birth of the The French Chef April 7, 2006
37 out of 38 found this review helpful
As a young person growing up in the Boston area, I watched Julia Child on WGBH. I will never forget her Salade Nicoise show where the lettuce ended up on the floor instead of the colander. This is why we loved Julia Child - she was real and fun and didn't take things too seriously. This comes through in My Life In France although sometimes it's a little too engrossed in the mundane details. It's an excellent read in her inimitable voice of her discovery and love of food and the trials and tribulations of writing Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Her curiousity, commitment to detail, perservence, and natural talent for communicating made Master the Art of French Cooking rock the food world when no one thought such a cookbook would sell. I loved reading about Julia's triumph.
A Moveable Feast April 6, 2006
113 out of 118 found this review helpful
This, hands down, is one of the best reads of the year. We took it with us on vacation last month & my wife and I competed over reading rights whenever the kids were otherwise occupied. It's beautifully told and as compelling as a great mystery that you know has a happy ending. It will remind you of your honeymoon in France (even if you went somewhere else) and inspire you to go again. And when you finish, you'll want to find a copy of Mastering the Art of French Cooking and keep going....
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