Warming Up Julia Child

A Pulitzer prize-finalist peels back the curtain on an unexplored part of Julia Child'slife-the formidable team of six she collaborated with toshape her legendary career. Julia Child's monumental Mastering the Art of French Cookingand iconic television showThe French Chef required a team of innovators to bring out her unique presence and personality.Warming Up Julia Childis behind-the-scenes look at this supporting team, revealing how the savvy of these helpers, collaborators, and supporters contributed to Julia's overwhelming success. Juliais the central subject, but Helen Horowitz has her sharethe stage with those who aided her work. Shereveals that the most important element inJuliaChild's ultimate success was her unusual capacity for forming fruitful alliances, whether it wasPaulChild, Simone Beck, Avis DeVoto, Judith Jones and William Koshland (at Knopf),and Ruth Lockwood (at WGBH). Without the contribution of these six collaboratorsJuliacould never have accomplished what she did. Filled with vivid correspondance, fascinating characters, and the iconicjoie de vivrethat makes us come back to Julia again and again,Warming Up Julia Childis essential reading for anyone who adores Julia and her legacy.