This revealing correspondence between the legendary French chef Julia Child and her dear friend is "a delicious read" (People).

With her outsize personality, Julia Child is known by her first name alone. But how much do we really know of the inner Julia? Now more than 200 letters exchanged between Julia and Avis DeVoto, her friend and unofficial literary agent memorably introduced in the hit movie Julie & Julia, open the window on her deepest thoughts and feelings.

This riveting correspondence chronicles the blossoming of a unique and lifelong friendship between the two women and the turbulent process of Julia's creation of Mastering the Art of French Cooking, one of the most influential cookbooks ever written. Bawdy, funny, exuberant, and occasionally agonized, these letters show Julia, first as a new bride in Paris, then becoming increasingly worldly and adventuresome as she follows her diplomat husband in his postings to Nice, Germany, and Norway. With commentary by food historian Joan Reardon, and covering topics as diverse as the lack of good wine in the United States, McCarthyism, and sexual mores, these letters show America on the verge of political, social, and gastronomic transformation.

"An absorbing portrait of an unexpected friendship." -- Entertainment Weekly

"Two housewives, each in her 40s... let rip about all kinds of things, from shallots, beurre blanc and the misery of dried herbs to politics, aging and sex... Funny and forthright opinions about food and life." -- The New York Times
"Entirely irresistible." -- The Boston Globe

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