Dearie
The Remarkable Life of Julia Child
Published on 7. August 2012
576 pages
978-0-307-96112-9 (ISBN)
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A Time, Washington Post, and NPR Best Book of the Year
The stunning story of how Julia Child transformed herself into the cult figure who touched off a food revolution that has gripped the country for more than fifty years. Spanning Pasadena to Paris, acclaimed author Bob Spitz reveals the history behind the woman who taught America how to cook.
A genuine rebel who took the pretensions that embellished French cuisine and fricasseed them to a fare-thee-well, paving the way for a new era of American food-not to mention blazing a new trail in television-Child redefined herself in middle age, fought for women's rights, and forever altered how we think about what we eat.
Chronicling Julia's struggles, her heartwarming romance with Paul, and, of course, the publication of Mastering the Art of French Cooking and her triumphant TV career, Dearie is an extraordinarily entertaining account of a truly remarkable life.
The stunning story of how Julia Child transformed herself into the cult figure who touched off a food revolution that has gripped the country for more than fifty years. Spanning Pasadena to Paris, acclaimed author Bob Spitz reveals the history behind the woman who taught America how to cook.
A genuine rebel who took the pretensions that embellished French cuisine and fricasseed them to a fare-thee-well, paving the way for a new era of American food-not to mention blazing a new trail in television-Child redefined herself in middle age, fought for women's rights, and forever altered how we think about what we eat.
Chronicling Julia's struggles, her heartwarming romance with Paul, and, of course, the publication of Mastering the Art of French Cooking and her triumphant TV career, Dearie is an extraordinarily entertaining account of a truly remarkable life.
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Bob Spitz is the award-winning author of The Beatles, a New York Times best seller, Reagan, as well as seven other nonfiction books and a screenplay. He has represented Bruce Springsteen and Elton John in several capacities. His articles appear regularly in magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times Magazine; The Washington Post; Rolling Stone; and O, The Oprah Magazine, among others. He can be reached at dearie@bobspitz.com.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Prologue
- One: Paradise
- Two: "On Her Way"
- Three: Julia of the Almost Spring
- Four: Only a Butterfly
- Five: Keeper of the Secrets
- Six: Paul
- Seven: A Diamond in the Rough
- Eight: Lucky to Be Alive
- Nine: Devouring Paris Whole
- Ten: Lady Sings the Bleus
- Eleven: What She'd Gotten Herself Into
- Twelve: A Memorable Feast
- Thirteen: Frenchy French
- Fourteen: This Elephant of Ours
- Fifteen: Julia's Turn to Bloom
- Sixteen: Taking Everything in Stride
- Seventeen: A Monstrously Busy Life
- Eighteen: A Law unto Herself
- Nineteen: The Mad Women of La Peetch
- Twenty: A Household Name
- Twenty-one: We Are Not All Eternal
- Twenty-two: Looking Forward
- Twenty-three: Enough
- Twenty-four: The End of an Era
- Twenty-five: No One Gets Out Alive
- Twenty-six: The Beginning of the End
- Twenty-seven: The Raft
- Sources and Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Photographic Credits
- A Note About the Author
- Other Books by This Author
