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A covert affair : Julia Child and Paul Child in the OSS / Jennet Conant.

Conant, Jennet. (Author).

Summary:

A stunning account of Julia Child's early life as an OSS agent in the Far East.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1439163529
  • ISBN: 1442341912
  • ISBN: 9781439163528
  • ISBN: 9781442341913
  • Physical Description: 395 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover edition
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-374) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Special inquiry -- Initiation -- Late start -- A fine sort -- Instant fame -- Great white queen of Bali -- Chickens coming home to roost -- Whispers in the willow trees -- Incurable romantics -- Open season -- The nightmare -- The taste of ashes -- Epilogue -- Appendix.
Subject:
Child, Julia.
Child, Julia > Homes and haunts > Europe.
Child, Paul, 1902-1994.
Child, Paul, 1902-1994 > Homes and haunts > Europe.
McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957.
United States. Office of Strategic Services > Biography.
Anti-communist movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Intelligence officers > United States > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Secret service > United States.
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1953.
United States > Politics and government > 1945-1954.
Genre:
Biographies.

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