A Covert Affair: The Adventures of Julia Child and Paul Child in the OSS

A New York Times Bestseller -- In 2008 - the news that Julia Child had secretly worked for the OSS made the headlines. Now Julia's files - as well as those of her husband and friends - have been declassified. This wonderful and meticulously researched book brings the bright and often eccentric 6' 2" Julia to life like a privileged and naive heroine from an Edith Wharton novel - following her personal and political coming of age and her life-altering romance with the older and more worldly Paul Child.