This isn't just any cookery book. It is Mastering the Art of French Cooking,first published in 1961,and it's a book that is a statement,not of culinary intent,but of aspiration,a commitment to a certain sort of good life,a certain sort of world-view; a votive object implying taste and appetite and a little je ne sais quoi. Julia Child was like Amelia Earhart,or Eleanor Roosevelt: she was a hero who'd gone out there and made a difference. Her books are a triumph,and also a trophy'A. A. Gill,The Times
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Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241956465Number of pages: 784Weight: 534 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 33 mm
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