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by Julia Powell (Author), Julie Powell (Narrator)
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  • Listening Length: 9 hours and 9 minutes
  • Program Type: Audiobook
  • Version: Unabridged
  • Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
  • Audible Release Date: 5 Aug 2009
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B002SQFG1W
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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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
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As far as I know, the only evidence supporting the theory that Julia Child first made Potage Parmentier during a bad bout of ennui is her own recipe for it. Read the first page
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
By PLC
Format:Hardcover
I was really surprised by the previous review, as this is the best book I've read in ages. Okay, granted I'm not bothered by Julie's effing and blinding - maybe I was prepared after the blog! I was a latecomer to the Julie/Julia project but you don't need to have read her blog to enjoy this book - it's as much about Julie coming to terms with who she is and what can make her special, even in her dead end job and turning 30, as it is about Julia Child and the massive cookery/blog project. Though the cooking stories make me laugh and cringe. And I want to know what happened to all her wild friends and family! I can't wait to see what Julie does (and writes about) next. My first true classic read of 2006.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Yum! 10 April 2006
By J. Charlesworth VINE™ VOICE
Format:Hardcover
I give this 5 stars for sheer enthusiasm. I bought this as a birthday present for myself and think it's just brilliant. As someone who tends to have bizarre kitchen accidents culminating in copious swearing, I guess maybe I found it comforting that someone else would admit to that. Julie is completely unpretentious in her writing -making this fairly unique among food books I've read- and makes some wonderful analogies about the dishes she is preparing. Julie & Julia is a wonderfully warm and witty book, with her enthusiasm for cooking and her friends making it a pleasure to read.

I'm surprised by the person who said it's not well-written. Sure, Julie is frank and frankly, at times, obscene. But she is, undeniably, a good writer. Her exuberance really shone through in this and I must say I found it really inspiring. It is clear at times that Julie is a relative newcomer to writing, but the thing that impressed me the most was how this slightly crazy cooking project inspired her to find and develop her unique voice. I hope she writes many more books.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Scrumptious! 13 May 2007
By Sarah Durston TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
'Without the project I was nothing but a secretary on a road to nowhere, drifting towards frosted hair and menthol addiction.'

Julie Powell is in a mundane and dead-end job with a government agency when she decides to inject a bit of a challenge into her life. Her aim is to cook the 524 recipes from Julia Child's 'Mastering the Art of French Cookery' within twelve months. The book includes such wonders as: eggs poached in red wine, various food stuffs suspended in aspic, 'B*tch rice', many lobster recipes and something unspeakable made with marrowbone.

I loved this book. Powell's sense of humour and determination make it a wonderful read. You'll cheer her triumphs and commiserate over her failures (and there are many!)

Highly recommended.
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Doesn't quite fill you up...
I came to read this thinking that it would be a compilation of the blog entries with some expansion. Read more
Published on 21 Sep 2009 by S.M. Gidley
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A very quick, easy read. Basically American chick lit with recipes - although they are complicated French recipes that no sane person would atttempt. Read more
Published on 18 Aug 2009 by Lincs Reader
More substantial than I thought
I bought this book as it was the next title for my reading group, and I expected something light and frothy, a souffle perhaps, or for those who can't cook, like me, angel delight... Read more
Published on 25 April 2007 by Louise Treleaven
I didn't want it to end!!
My friend lent me this book having read about it in a newspaper - I'd never heard of it, and was sceptical about the whole concept. I was completely wrong. Read more
Published on 12 Sep 2006 by Lady V
for those times when choosing dinner is the most fulfilling thing in...
Yes this book is very personal and certainly won't have universal appeal. But I enjoyed it a lot.

For me, sometimes what you do in your kitchen provides the most... Read more
Published on 23 Aug 2006 by onion
inspirational, personal read
I really got a kick out of this book - yes, sometimes the American dialect had me re-reading a sentence twice, but what an inspiration. Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2006 by D. Macdonald
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I bought this book because i was intrigued by the story line and being a foodie I thought it would be an interesting read. Unfortunately I found it to be rather disappointing. Read more
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