My Life in France
Saturday, January 9th, 2010 | American Literature
I really enjoyed this book by Julia Child; I sought it out after the Julie & Julia film, where Julie was so dull and Julia so fascinating. Julia Child spent years in France post-war and discovered food, food, food. She also discovered the beautiful places and interesting people; she sounds like one of those people who find things are wonderful simply because of their outlook on life. This book is also about her relationship with her husband Paul, which is lovely. There is a mixture of wicked and clever alongside a sort of naiveity which is really endearing. I don’t “get” the food thing, but I do get the joy of new cultures and discoveries. It’s wonderful that she found something so concrete to enjoy in life, which lasted wherever she went.
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