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A covert affair : Julia Child and Paul Child in the OSS Cover Image Book Book

A covert affair : Julia Child and Paul Child in the OSS / Jennet Conant.

Conant, Jennet. (Author).

Summary:

A stunning account of Julia Child's early life as an OSS agent in the Far East.

Item details

  • ISBN: 9781439163528 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 1439163529 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 395 p., [16] p. of plates : ill ; 25 cm.
  • Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2011.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 335, [363]-374) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Special inquiry -- Initiation -- Late start -- A fine sort -- Instant fame -- Great white queen of Bali -- Chickens coming home to roost -- Whispers in the willow trees -- Incurable romantics -- Open season -- The nightmare -- The taste of ashes -- Epilogue -- Appendix.

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