Julia Child
A Life
$51.85
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
28 July 2009
Summary
Author of the forthcoming What She Ate-Six Remarkable Women and the Food That Tells Their Stories (Summer 2017)With a swooping voice, an irrepressible sense of humor, and a passion for good food, Julia Child ushered in the nation’s culinary renaissance. In Julia Child, award-winning food writer Laura Shapiro tells the story of Child’s unlikely career path, from California party girl to coolheaded chief clerk in a World War II spy station to bewildered amateur cook and finally to the Cordon Bl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143116448 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0143116444 |
| Author: | Laura Shapiro |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 28 July 2009 |
| Weight: | 151g |
| Dimensions: | 180mm x 130mm x 14mm |
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Critics Review
Shows enormous grace and food savvy
“Shows enormous grace and food savvy…Reading Shapiro reminds us how Julia Child taught us not just how to cook but how to think about food.”
–“New York Times Book Review”
“Laura Shapiro’s biography of Julia Child is as bright, smart, funny, charming, and companionable as Julia herself.”
-Dorie Greenspan, author of “Baking with Julia”
“Shapiro’s graceful little book should be seen as the definitive analysis of Julia Child’s long career.”
-“Pittsburgh Post- Gazette”
About The Author
Laura Shapiro
Award-winning writer Laura Shapiro was at Newsweek for more than fifteen years. The author of Perfection Salad, she has written for many other publications, including The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Granta, and Gourmet.
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