The secret war of Julia Child : : a novel

Title The secret war of Julia Child : : a novel
Names Chambers, Diana R.
Joice, Candace, narrator.
Book Number DB126255
Title Status Active
Medium Digital Book
Annotation "Before she mastered the art of French cooking in midlife, Julia Child found herself working in the secrets trade in Asia during World War II, a journey that will delight both historical fiction fans and lovers of America's most beloved chef, revealing how the war made her into the icon we know now. Single, 6 foot 2, and thirty years old, Julia McWilliams took a job working for America's first espionage agency, years before cooking or Paris entered the picture. The Secret War of Julia Child traces Julia's transformation from ambitious Pasadena blue blood to Washington, DC file clerk, to head of General "Wild Bill" Donovan's secret File Registry as part of the Office of Strategic Services. The wartime journey takes her to the Far East, to Asia's remote front lines of then-Ceylon, India, and China, where she finds purpose, adventure, self-knowledge - and love with mapmaker Paul Child. The spotlight has rarely shone on this fascinating period of time in the life of ("I'm not a spy") Julia Child, and this lyrical story allows us to explore the unlikely world of a woman in a World War II spy station who has no idea of the impact she'll eventually impart." Provided by publisher. 2024. Commercial audiobook. Contains some violence. Contains some strong language. Contains some descriptions of sex.
Local Subject Female Narrator - FN
Spy, espionage - SPY
Spy Stories (fiction) - SPYF
Cooking, Cookbooks, Recipies - COK
World War II (Fiction) - WAR2
CIA - CIA
Female Author - FMA
Adult Reading Level - AD
Adult Book - ADB
Adult Fiction - AF
Fiction - FI
Commercial Audiobook - CAB
Short Book - SH
Contains some violence - SVI
Contains some strong language - SML
LC Subject World War, 1939-1945 - Secret service - Fiction
World War, 1939-1945 - Asia - Fiction
Cartographers - Fiction
Historical fiction
Novels
Fiction
Notes ENG
Unrated. NLS/BPD
Contains some descriptions of sex. SE-S NLS/BPH
Call Number 813.6 AFI
Language English
Released 2024
Publication Info Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress, 2024
Original Publication Reissue of: [Waterville, ME] : Tantor Media, Inc, 2024. 9798855552997
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