Dearie
Subtitle: the remarkable life of Julia Child
By: Bob Spitz
Edition: 1st large print ed.
Publisher: Random House Large Print
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 992
ISBN-13: 9780307990839
Subjects: Cooks; French Cooking; Biography
Description: Draws on the iconic culinary figure's personal diaries and letters to present a one-hundredth birthday commemoration that offers insight into her role in shaping women's views and influencing American approaches to cooking.
Notes: Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 919-925) and index.
Table of contents: title: Paradise; title: "On her way"; title: Julia of the almost spring; title: Only a butterfly; title: Keeper of the secrets; title: Paul; title: A diamond in the rough; title: Lucky to be alive; title: Devouring Paris whole; title: Lady sings the bleus; title: What she'd gotten herself into; title: A memorable feast; title: Frenchy French; title: This elephant of ours; title: Julia's turn to bloom; title: Taking everything in stride; title: A monstrously busy life; title: A law unto herself; title: The mad women of La Peetch; title: A household name; title: We are not all eternal; title: Looking forward; title: Enough; title: The end of an era; title: No one gets out alive; title: The beginning of the end; title: The raft.