#BlogTour: My Life In France by Julia Child @Duckbooks @RandomTTours #MyLifeInFrance #JuliaChild #RandomThingsTours #5stars

Book Synopsis:

Exuberant, affectionate and boundlessly charming.’ The New York Times

When Julia Child arrived in Paris in 1948, a six foot-two-inch, thirty-six-year-old, rather loud and unserious Californian, she spoke barely a few words of French and did not know the first thing about cooking. As she fell in love with French culture, buying food at local markets, sampling bistros and taking classes at the Cordon Bleu, her life began to change forever.

My Life in France follows her extraordinary transformation from kitchen ingénue to internationally renowned (and loved) expert in French cuisine. Bursting with adventurous and humorous spirit, Julia Child captures post-war Paris with wonderful vividness and charm.

My Review:

My Life In France is an engaging, funny book that was hugely enjoyable to read. It was great fun to learn more about Child’s life and see the inspiration behind some of her famous dishes.

Firstly I absolutely love books set in Paris and this was no exception. I loved walking the streets of the city alongside Child’s and experiencing the delights of post war Paris. I particularly loved the descriptions of some of the restaurants she visits and some of the fabulous sounding dishes she enjoyed. It has made me determined to visit Paris again soon.

Child’s enthusiasm for food just shines off the page and it’s impossible not to get caught up in it. I’m not a great cook but even I found myself getting excited about possibly trying new dishes and researching recipes that I could try. The descriptions of the food are very vivid and I felt my mouth watering as I read some of the delicious dishes mentioned. It made me smile to read about her love of certain kitchen utensils and gadgets too as I’ve never read such love of some of them before. Julia was obviously very passionate about food and I loved how this was so evident in the writing.

Overall I really loved this book which quickly absorbed me into its pages. It was surprisingly gripping and I found the book hard to put down as I was so caught up in Julia’s life. I thought it was a well written, funny and slightly mad read which I thoroughly enjoyed. It would make a great Christmas present for a foodie and I definitely plan to buy a few to give as gifts this year

Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to the publishers for my copy of this book.

About The Author:

Julia Child was born in Pasadena, California. She was graduated from Smith College and worked for the OSS during World War II in Ceylon and China, where she met Paul Child. After they married they lived in Paris, where she studied at the Cordon Bleu and taught cooking with Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle, with whom she wrote the first volume of Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961). In 1963, Boston’s WGBH launched The French Chef television series, which made her a national celebrity, earning her the Peabody Award in 1965 and an Emmy in 1966. Several public television shows and numerous cookbooks followed. She died in 2004.