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The Secret War of Julia Child A Novel

eBook - 2024

An instant international bestseller and a USA Today bestseller! A Washington Post Best Historical Fiction Book of 2024!A People magazine Best Book of Fall!A New York Post Book of the Week!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...

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