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Julie & Julia

By: Julia Powell
Narrated by: Julie Powell
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 Simultaneous release with screening of feature film, starring Meryl Streep.

Trapped in a boring job and living in a tiny apartment in New York, Julie Powell regularly finds herself weeping on the way home from work. Then one night, through her mascara-smudged eyes, Julie notices that the few items she's grabbed from the Korean grocery store are the very ingredients for Potage Parmentier, as described in Julia Childs' legendary cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking. And The Project is born.

Julie begins to cook - every one of the 524 recipes in the book, in the space of just one year. This is Julie's story, as gradually, from oeufs en cocotte to bifstek sauté au beurre, from 'Bitch Rice' to preparing live lobsters, she realizes that this deranged Project is changing her life. The richness of the thousands of sauces she slaves over is beginning to spread into her life, and she begins to find the joie de vivre that has been missing for too many years.

©2009 Julie Powell (P)2009 Bolinda Women

Critic reviews

"What lies at the heart is the power of food to transform the everyday act of eating into a complex and potentially life-changing experience." ( Guardian Review)
A gem of a book... both hilarious and touching." - Glamour."Restore(s) your faith in eating for pleasure." ( Vogue)
An entertaining romp portraying the joys and frustrations familiar to any ambitious domestic cook." ( Sunday Times)
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I really did wonder were the story was in this book. Sure she managed to complete the task set but that was it.

Not really enjoyable

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Finished the book while renovating my living room, I was looking for something fun to listen to and after watching the movie I thought I'd give it a go.

I think the reviews of Julie's two books are a bit outdated. I am scratching my head at people who think Julie swears too much? I like that she isn't perfect, that she gives bad advice, that she is human, honest and nuanced. Everything a real person is. We're all flawed.

The performance is very good as well! I wish Julie the best and hope that if she decided to write another book, it would be received better today, where women are not all put into the 'perfect' box with the lid shut.

Entertaining and easy listen

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great book, Julie is a great writer, I love her wit and her really dry humour. I felt I could identify with her and I loved the tales of cooking disasters and triumphs. I would recomed to anyone

food, laughter and tears

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I came across this by accident and listened to it because I loved the film. Some very dodgy French pronunciation but it's a great story, with life and cooking complementing each other. Julie Powell, very sadly, died suddenly at only 49.

Delightful

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Some parts of this are really good,some of Julie's cooking stories are entertaining. But other parts I found difficult to listen to as they made me squirm. Especially when she decides to cut up a living lobster. Enough to make you a vegetarian(if you're not already)!

Enough to make you a vegetarian

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