My Life in France

Julia Child's bestselling memoir of her years in France and the basis for the film Julie & Julia, starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams--in her own words. Although she would go on to become a master chef herself with her cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking and her television show The French Chef, Julia Child was not always a master chef. In fact, when she first arrived in France in 1948 with her husband Paul, who was to work for the USIS, she spoke no French and knew nothing about the country itself. But as she dove into French culture, buying food at local markets and taking classes at the Cordon Bleu, her life changed forever with her newfound passion for cooking and teaching.