Julie and Julia

Everyone is abuzz over Julie Powell's book "Julie and Julia."  It is a good book. It is light and funny, a good summer read. The book flip-flops between Julies adventures as she cooks her way through the entire "Mastering the art of French Cooking" and Julia Child's life in France. I enjoyed both aspects of the book. In fact it got me so interested in Julia Child that I next read "My Life in France" by Julia Child.  This was also an enjoyable easy book. Julia Child had a wonderful life. She married Paul when she was in her late thirties and he in his forties. His job sent them to Paris shortly after WWII. Paul spoke French and was already familiar with the country. Julia plunged into life there and never looked back. I would recommend both of these books.