My father was pained by his daughters’ liberal learnings. He had assumed I would marry a Republican banker and settle in Pasadena to live a conventional life. But if I’d done that I’d probably have turned into an alcoholic, as a number of my friends had. Instead, I had married Paul Child, a painter, photographer, poet and mid-level diplomat who had taken me to live in dirty, dreaded France. I couldn’t have been happier.
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Julia Child, from My Life in France
Since watching Julie & Julia over Christmas I’ve become enchanted by Julia Child. Currently devouring her book.
Posted January 4, 2010 at 12:00pm
