Appetite for Life: the Biography of Julia Child - Tapa dura

The first biography of the singular television chef reveals her private life as Julia McWilliam, from her youth in California to her volunteer service during World War II to her forty-year career bringing French food to American kitchens. Tour.

became a household name when she entered the lives of millions of Americans through our hearts and kitchens.  Yet few know the richly varied private life that lies behind this icon whose statuesque height and warmly enthused warble have become synonymous with the art of cooking.  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 pas