Last fall I watched Julie and Julie, the movie, and loved the parts of the movie about Julia Child. This book was on my must read list and I picked it up prior to our move in December and while settling into our new house I finished this book My Life in France by Julia Child edited by Alex Prudhomme. It is a wonderful memoir where Julia Child retells her inspiration, life and the challenges of living life following her husband Paul around from various government work assignments from locations in America to France and Germany. If you know me and my life… Julia Child’s situation and quest to do something of her own and to find a passion and friends in various locations is all too similar to of my life right now. Child does this with class while still realizing that it is okay to not like the location you live in, but to live your life anyway! Child’s life and recollections in this memoir are truly inspirational to me. For her to find her calling so relatively late in life is greatly admirable. Thank you Julia Child for sharing your thoughts and ideas relating to your experiences, locations and your passion for cooking. Thank you, both to Julia and Paul Child, for reminding us, “Illegitemus non carborundum” during the trails of our life. As Child concluded this memoir she reminds us, “And thinking back on it now reminds me that the pleasures of the table, and life, are infinite- tojours bon appétit!” I can’t wait to cook several of her recipes from Mastering the Art of French Cooking (volumes I and II) and From Julia Child’s Kitchen.
My rating: 5 out of 5
No comments:
Post a Comment