{"product_id":"warming-up-julia-child-the-remarkable-figures-who-shaped-a-legend-9781643139388","title":"Warming Up Julia Child: The Remarkable Figures Who Shaped a Legend","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Pulitzer prize-finalist peels back the curtain on an unexplored part of Julia Child's life--the formidable team of six she collaborated with to shape her legendary career.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJulia Child's monumental \u003ci\u003eMastering the Art of French Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e and iconic television show \u003ci\u003eThe French Chef \u003c\/i\u003erequired a team of innovators to bring out her unique presence and personality. \u003ci\u003eWarming Up Julia Child \u003c\/i\u003eis behind-the-scenes look at this supporting team, revealing how the savvy of these helpers, collaborators, and supporters contributed to Julia's overwhelming success. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJulia is the central subject, but Helen Horowitz has her share the stage with those who aided her work. She reveals that the most important element in Julia Child's ultimate success was her unusual capacity for forming fruitful alliances, whether it was Paul Child, Simone Beck, Avis DeVoto, Judith Jones and William Koshland (at Knopf), and Ruth Lockwood (at WGBH). Without the contribution of these six collaborators Julia could never have accomplished what she did. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with vivid correspondance, fascinating characters, and the iconic \u003ci\u003ejoie de vivre \u003c\/i\u003ethat makes us come back to Julia again and again, \u003ci\u003eWarming Up Julia Child \u003c\/i\u003eis essential reading for anyone who adores Julia and her legacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Lefkowitz Horowitz, \u003c\/b\u003e Sydenham Clark Parsons Professor of American History and American Studies, emerita, Smith College, is a historian whose work has focused on the cultural history of the U.S. and on culturally important biographical subjects. Honors include the 2003 citation for her book \u003ci\u003eRereading Sex\u003c\/i\u003e (Knopf, 2002) as one of three finalists for the Pulitzer Prize in History and the Merle Curti Award given by the Organization of American Historians for the best book in American social or intellectual history. In 2011 she (in conjunction with Patricia Hills) won the W.E. Fischelis Book Award of the Victorian Society of America for \u003ci\u003eJohn Singer Sargent: Portraits in Praise of Women\u003c\/i\u003e. Helen is also a well-known emerita professor at Smith College. The college's large alumnae are unusually loyal to their alma mater, as was Julia Child during her lifetime.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50496162693394,"sku":"9781643139388","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ba862419-6b37-469d-99c9-3e1e5e37970c.jpg?v=1730691126","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/warming-up-julia-child-the-remarkable-figures-who-shaped-a-legend-9781643139388","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}