I started this audio book, 20 CDs clocking in at a whopping 26 hours, on September 8th! It is a bit of a bloated mess at times, trust me I could have trimmed some fat, but overall it is a well researched biography of a woman (who died just short of her 92nd birthday) who achieved great things and meant a lot of millions of people. Julia Child was born in Pasadena, CA with a silver spoon in her mouth. She had a mostly idyllic […]
A fascinating biography about a colorful cook
My aunt gets me an eclectic variety of books for birthday and Christmas presents. Traditionally, an Alexander McCall Smith book works its way into the rotation, and thankfully, he writes enough to make for an annual present, but for some reason there was an off year. My aunt is a huge Julia Child fan, and so I found in my Christmas package one year the Bob Spitz biography Dearie. I knew who Child was growing up, and I’d enjoyed her boozy banter and casual ease […]