I just finished listening to the audiobook as I pulled into book club (to discuss “Loving Frank“) and realized that it’s Thursday and Words and Peace has her weekly “I Love France” meme on Thursdays! Once again I’ll participate! So at the last minute on Thursday, I’ll post about Julia Child and her memoir about her life in France.
Listening to a book is always a much different experience than reading a book, and I think this would have been good to read. There are recipes recited and French words and phrases spouted without definition and I think I would have taken more in with my eyes than my ears. But I liked the general feeling that I got from the book. I liked hearing about the love that Julia and her husband had for each other, the support that Julia got for finding her passion in cooking, and the fascinating process they went through to get “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” published.
Now I want that cook book, although Julia realized at the time of its publishing in the 1960s that it was already pushing the limits of what the American housewife would tackle, in the time and care that the French pour into their food preparation (and eating!). But yet the book and its successor were popular, as was the television show that she began filming.
I will have to look up episodes of her TV show and think about tackling some simple French meals!
Off to read!
Walkie Talkie Book Club 
Hi, I’m Jessica. We’re doing the Anna Karenina read-a-long together. I just wanted to pop by and say that I adored reading this book. It’s definitely one of my favorite books that I’ve read this year. If you get a hold of a copy, they have pictures of the Valentine’s Day cards that Julia and Paul sent to everyone. They’re priceless.
Jessica @ talesbetweenthepages.com
Yay! I knew there was another reason why I needed to see this book, but couldn’t remember when I was typing the review. I’m going to B&N today so I’ll have to look it up and ogle the Valentines. 🙂 Nice blog, by the way! Added you to my Reader!
This was one of my favorite reads this year! I’m glad you enjoyed it too!
I saw you had it on Goodreads! Yay! It was good… but I’ll have to peruse it with my eyes now. 🙂 Have a great weekend!