{"product_id":"my-life-in-france","title":"My Life in France","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncludes index.; Originally published in hardback: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJulia Child was born in Pasadena, California. She graduated from Smith College and worked for the OSS during World War II; afterward she lived in Paris, studied at the Cordon Bleu, and taught cooking with Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle, with whom she wrote the first volume of \u003ci\u003eMastering the Art of French Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e (1961). In 1963, Boston's WGBH launched \u003ci\u003eThe French Chef\u003c\/i\u003e television series, which made Julia Child a national celebrity, earning her the Peabody Award in 1965 and an Emmy in 1966. Several public television shows and numerous cookbooks followed. She died in 2004. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlex Prud'homme is Julia Child's great-nephew and the coauthor of her autobiography, \n\u003ci\u003eMy Life in France, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was adapted into the movie \n\u003ci\u003eJulie \u0026amp; Julia\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Ripple Effect: The Fate of Freshwater in the Twenty-First Century, Hydrofracking: What Everyone Needs to Know, \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eThe Cell Game, \u003c\/i\u003e and he is the coauthor (with Michael Cherkasky) of \n\u003ci\u003e Forewarned: Why the Government Is Failing to Protect Us--and What We Must Do to Protect Ourselves\u003c\/i\u003e. Prud'homme's journalism has appeared in \n\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Time, \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A delight.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"What a joy!\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Endlessly engaging.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Inspiring.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Delighful and ebulliently written. . . . Her joy just about jumps off the books pages.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Lively, infectious. . . . Her elegant but unfussy prose pulls the reader into her stories.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Captivating. . . . Her marvelously distinctive voice is present on every page.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Line\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe bestselling memoir that inspired the film Julie \u0026amp; Julia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - Julia's story of her transformative years in France \u003cb\u003ein her own words is \"captivating ... her marvelously distinctive voice is present on every page.\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e Although she would later singlehandedly create a new approach to American cuisine with her cookbook \n\u003ci\u003eMastering the Art of French Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e and her television show \n\u003ci\u003eThe French Chef\u003c\/i\u003e, Julia Child was not always a master chef. Indeed, 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut 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 unforgettable 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 endearing personalities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e 10\/07\/2007 pg. 40 (EAN 9780307277695, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/21\/2009 pg. 114 (EAN 9780307474858, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/01\/2005 pg. 98 (EAN 9781400043460, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/13\/2006 pg. 78 (EAN 9781400043460, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/15\/2006 pg. 168 (EAN 9781400043460, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/01\/2006 pg. 42 (EAN 9781400043460, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/07\/2006 pg. 64 (EAN 9781400043460, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/15\/2006 pg. 57 (EAN 9781400043460, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/08\/2006 pg. 41 (EAN 9781400043460, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/28\/2006 pg. 8 (EAN 9781400043460, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/01\/2006 pg. 325 (EAN 9781400043460, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eChoice\u003c\/span\u003e 09\/01\/2006 pg. 134 (EAN 9781400043460, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/04\/2011 pg. 76 (EAN 9781400043460, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/20\/2009 pg. 52 (EAN 9781400043460, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/15\/2006 (EAN 9781400043460, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/09\/2010 pg. 54 (EAN 9781400043460, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eWilson Nonfiction Catalog\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/11\/2019 (EAN 9781400043460, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51086017495318,"sku":"SPTM-9780307277695","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780307277695_spiral.png?v=1774950056","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/my-life-in-france","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}