Shares the correspondence between the iconic celebrity chef and her unofficial literary agent from 1952 to 1965, offering insight into Julia's early experiences as a new bride in Paris, her support of her diplomat husband, and her views on period politics.
Shares the previously unpublished correspondences between the iconic celebrity chef and her unofficial literary agent from 1952 to 1965, offering insight into such events as Julia's early experiences as a new bride in Paris, her support of her diplomat husband and her views on period politics. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.
This dishy and delightful, never-before-published correspondence between America's queen of food, Julia Child, and her confidante and mentor Avis DeVoto, shows not only the blossoming of a lifelong friendship, but also an America on the verge of political, social, and gastronomic transformation.