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I Wandered the City, Got Lost, and Found Myself Again

September 30, 2015 by ModernLove 4 Comments

Fine, I admit it. I loved Julie & Julia. The movie, because Meryl Streep is a goddess, and Stanley Tucci should be in everything. I could have done completely without the other parts and just wanted two hours of Paul and Julia Child together. Talk about romance goals. It was actually thanks to a spam comment on the Cannonball site that I saw someone else had read My Life in France and, without hesitation, clicked the link and bought myself a copy. Julia Child is one of […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: #memoir, julia child, modernlove, my life in france

ModernLove's CBR7 Review No:46 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: #memoir, julia child, modernlove, my life in france ·
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What’s for dinner? Joie de vivre

August 15, 2015 by cheerbrarian 1 Comment

I had the good fortune to be able to read this novel prior to, and during a trip to Paris, France. I am a self-described foodie (though I dislike the term). I am that person who is constantly inundating social media with food pics, tries to shop locally and seasonally, and enjoys cooking a good meal. I knew that Julia Child was a tour de force in the cooking world, as she practically introduced French cooking to the United States, and a charming and captivating […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: cooking, French, julia child, my life in france

cheerbrarian's CBR7 Review No:16 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: cooking, French, julia child, my life in france ·
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