Title:
Dearie : the remarkable life of Julia Child / by Bob Spitz.
ISBN:
9780307272225
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : Knopf, [2012]
©2012
Physical Description:
viii, 557 pages : portraits ; 25 cm
General Note:
"This is a Borzoi book."
Contents:
Paradise -- "On her way" -- Julia of the almost spring -- Only a butterfly -- Keeper of the secrets -- Paul -- A diamond in the rough -- Lucky to be alive -- Devouring Paris whole -- Lady sings the bleus -- What she'd gotten herself into -- A memorable feast -- Frenchy French -- This elephant of ours -- Julia's turn to bloom -- Taking everything in stride -- A monstrously busy life -- A law unto herself -- The mad women of La Peetch -- A household name -- We are not all eternal -- Looking forward -- Enough -- The end of an era -- No one gets out alive -- The beginning of the end -- The raft.
Summary:
Bob Spitz offers up a definitive, wonderfully affectionate biography of one of America's most beloved personalities, Julia Child. This in-depth and intimate narrative is full of fresh information and insight that explores Child's amazing journey in both her personal and professional life.
Personal Subject:
OCLC Number:
ocn769424529
Availability:
Burnsville - Burnhaven~1