This week, Katie is bewitched by the one and only Julia Child.

Beloved for her warm and inviting presence on screen that made her a star, Julia Child's life before she became America's favorite French cook is less well known.  Abandoning her career as a copywriter to serve her country during World War II, Julia traveled to Asia, working for the OSS, where she met her husband, Paul Cushing Child. Together, the pair moved to Paris and Julia fell in love with French cuisine.

In this first of two episodes spanning the incredible life of Julia Child, we explore her childhood, government service, education, and married life before she published her first cookbook.

This week's recommendations:

Currently reading:

The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan

The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina by Zoraida Córdova

One Last Stop by Casey McQuinston

A League of Extraordinary Women series by Evie Dunmore

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