My Life in France
by Julia Child with Alex Prud’homme is a title I would definitely recommend to
a fiction reader. Detailing Julia’s
years in France to her return to the states and the post-tv series era, this
particular biography focuses on the quintessential Julia, her incredible personality,
her drive and dedication, her new home in France, and the food. Based on reminiscences with her grand-nephew
Alex and published 2 years after her death, the book begins with Julia and Paul’s
arrival in France in 1948 and their life-changing meal at La Couronne in Rouen,
where the experience of French cooking took on an almost religious significance. Julia was hooked, and the rest, as they say,
is history.
Strong, likeable and funny characters dominate, Julia and
Paul, and the wonderful (and grumpy) French men and women they befriend along
the way. A love affair with Paris and
the French countryside is evident in descriptions of their daily living and road
trips, all beautifully detailed in Paul’s evocative black and white
photographs. Humorous and robust, the
writing style perfectly depicts Julia’s life-affirming gifts. Anyone who enjoys a funny, heartwarming novel with a
touch of place and history is sure to be charmed by this work.
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