My Life in France by Julia Child, Alex Prud'Homme

Knopf, 2006. - 177 pages
Language: English
______________________________________________________________The top-selling narrative of the Life of Julia's years in France (and the basis for "Julie & Julia", starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams) in her own words.
Even though she would later single-handed create a new approach to American cuisiné (cooking) with her cookbook "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" and her TV show "The French Chef", Julia Child was not always a master chef. Actually, when she first arrived in France in 1948 with her husband, Paul, who was to work for the USIS, she spoke no French and knew nothing about the country itself. But as she dove into French culture, buying food at local markets and taking classes at the Cordon Bleu, her life changed forever with her newfound passion for cooking and teaching. Julia's outstanding story (struggles with the head of the Cordon Bleu, rejections from publishers to whom she sent her now-famous cookbook, a wonderful, nearly fifty-year long marriage that took the Childs across the globe) unfolds with the spirit so key to Julia's success as a chef and a writer, brilliantly capturing one of America's most charming personalities.