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My Life in France (Unabridged) Audiobook

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Books on Tape presents My Life in France audiobook in a downloadable format. This book was written by Julia Child and Alex Prud'Homme and narrated by Kimberly Farr.

This version of My Life in France audiobook is published in an unabridged format. That means that this is complete narration of the written book.

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Category	This Audiobook	Average Author	Percent of Average
Rating	85 Points	74 Points	115%
Price	$37.27	$18	207%
Minutes	677	355	191%

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Category	Julia Child and Alex Prud'Homme	Average Author	Percent of Average
Rating	87 Points	74 Points	118%
Price	$29.94	$18	166%
Minutes	490	355	138%

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amy from Minneapolis, MN said on Goodreads:

This is a really fun read. (Except the part where she experiments with making the best mayo ever. Blech.)

Summary

In her own words, here is the captivating story of Julia Child's years in France, where she fell in love with French food and found "her true calling".

From the moment the ship docked in Le Havre in the fall of 1948 and Julia watched the well-muscled stevedores unloading the cargo to the first perfectly soigne meal that she and her husband, Paul, savored in Rouen en route to Paris, where he was to work for the USIS, Julia had an awakening that changed her life. Soon this tall, outspoken gal from Pasadena, California, who didn't speak a word of French and knew nothing about the country, was steeped in the language, chatting with purveyors in the local markets, and enrolled in the Cordon Bleu.

After managing to get her degree despite the machinations of the disagreeable directrice of the school, Julia started teaching cooking classes herself, then teamed up with two fellow gourmettes, Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle, to help them with a book they were trying to write on French cooking for Americans. Throwing herself heart and soul into making it a unique and thorough teaching book, only to suffer several rounds of painful rejection, is part of the behind-the-scenes drama that Julia reveals with her inimitable gusto and disarming honesty.

This memoir is laced with wonderful stories about the French character, particularly in the world of food, and the way of life that Julia embraced so wholeheartedly. Above all, she reveals the kind of spirit and determination, the sheer love of cooking, and the drive to share that with her fellow Americans that made her the extraordinary success she became.

Le voici. Et bon appetit!