03176cam a2200517 i 4500 1867506107 TxAuBib 20250121120000.0 241108s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781420518405 hardcover 1420518402 hardcover (OCoLC)1467811889 TxAuBib rda Chambers, Diana R., Author. The secret war of Julia Child : a novel / Diana R. Chambers. Large print edition. [Waterville, ME] : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2024. ©2024. 641 pages (large print) : maps ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Thorndike Press large print top shelf Thorndike Press large print top shelf Includes a reading group guide and conversation with the author (pages 619-630). Includes bibliographical references (pages 631-632). "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 Strategic Services. The wartime journey takes her to the Far East, to Asia's remote front lines of then-Ceylon, India, and China, where she finds purpose, adventure, self-knowledge - and love with mapmaker Paul Child. The spotlight has rarely shone on this fascinating period of time in the life of ("I'm not a spy") Julia Child, and this lyrical story allows us to explore the unlikely world of a woman in a World War II spy station who has no idea of the impact she'll eventually impart"-- Provided by publisher. 20250121. Child, Julia sears Fiction. Child, Julia sears Fiction. United States Office of Strategic Services Fiction. World War, 1939-1945 Secret service Fiction. World War, 1939-1945 Asia Fiction. World War, 1939-1945 Asia Fiction. Cartographers Fiction. Large type books. fast Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Service secret Romans, nouvelles, etc. Cartographes Romans, nouvelles, etc. Livres en gros caractères. Large print books. sears Historical fiction. fast Novels. fast Romans. Thorndike Press large print top shelf. Thorndike Press large print top shelf.