"This book is about Julia Child's second career which takes place mostly in the 1970s, and is period most people don't know about Julia's life."

"My book is about growing up in Queens. In a lot of ways it's a slice of life of what it's like to be a working class woman in Queens . . . and on the other hand it's got an interesting social strata hopping element to it."

"My book is about growing up in Queens. In a lot of ways it's a slice of life of what it's like to be a working class woman in Queens . . . and on the other hand it's got an interesting social strata hopping element to it."

"My book is about growing up in Queens. In a lot of ways it's a slice of life of what it's like to be a working class woman in Queens . . . and on the other hand it's got an interesting social strata hopping element to it."

"I wrote my book because it needed to be written, is I guess the way I would put it."

"I wrote my book because it needed to be written, is I guess the way I would put it."

"I wrote my book because it needed to be written, is I guess the way I would put it."

"The book is about Hanukkah 1971 when I was twelve years old, living in the suburbs of the suburbs of LA, doing magic, praying for a miracle and waiting for it to snow."

"The book is about Hanukkah 1971 when I was twelve years old, living in the suburbs of the suburbs of LA, doing magic, praying for a miracle and waiting for it to snow."

"The book is about Hanukkah 1971 when I was twelve years old, living in the suburbs of the suburbs of LA, doing magic, praying for a miracle and waiting for it to snow."