Julie & Julia by Julie Powell

As Julie Powell approaches thirty, she can’t shake the nagging feeling that her life is going nowhere. She’s married to her high school sweetheart, and works as a secretary, which is not the fulfilling kind of work that she expected to do when she moved to New York City. While visiting her parents’ home in Texas, she finds inspiration in her mother’s pantry; she’ll cook every recipe in Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking over the course of a single year.

Hence begins the journey towards personal fulfillment; a journey on which Julie drags along her very understanding husband, tries out exotic recipes on gastronomically adventurous friends, and chronicles her culinary adventures on a blog. Along the way, she communes with the spirit of Julia Child. Julie Powell’s candor and sense of humor will delight your from the appetizers to the dessert.
Look for the movie adaption of this book to come out on August 7, 2009, starring Meryl Streep as Julia Child and Amy Adams as Julie Powell.

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