Dearie The Remarkable Life of Julia Child [Paperback]

ATime,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 ofMastering the Art of French Cookingand her triumphant TV career,Dearieis an extraordinarily entertaining account of a truly remarkable life.“By far the most substantial new book on Child. . . . A lively, affectionately detailed portrait.”
—The Wall Street Journal

“An unabashed celebration of the mistress of haute cuisine.”
—San Francisco Chronicle

“A rollicking biography that captures the vision, pluck and contagious exuberance that were the essence of Julia Child.”
—People Magazine 

“A much-appreciated, well timed gift to us all. . . . Julia has never been more alive in the hearts and minds of those who grew up with her and ate and drank her dreams.”
—The Huffington Post 

“Those with a hunger for all things Julia have a substantial new biography by Bob Spitz to sink their teeth into. . . . Author and subject almost become one, as Spitz channels the spirit of Child in his own words.”
—The Washington Post

“[Spitz] reveals how [Child] helped redefinl“7