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In 1948, when Julia Childs was still a new arrival in Paris, an unannounced visitor arrived at her doorstep. It was a tiny French cat. The expatriate invited the orphan feline in, named her Minette, and made her part of her household. With that, Julia later said, "Our domestic circle was completed." With letters and original interviews, this incomparable book reconstructs the third of her three great loves in life: cooking, her husband, and cats. An intimate account of a much beloved icon.
Overview
The world knows Julia Child as the charismatic woman who brought French cuisine to America and became a TV sensation, but there’s one aspect of her life that’s not so familiar. Soon after the Childs arrived in Paris in 1948, a French cat appeared on their doorstep, and Julia recalled, “Our domestic circle was completed.” Minette captured Julia’s heart, igniting a lifelong passion for cats equaled only by her love of food and her husband, Paul. All the cherished feline companions who shared Julia’s life—in Paris, ...