As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto. The friendship between Julia Child and her “pen-pal” Avis is well known, and this is first appearance of their complete correspondence. The letters show how the relationship played an important role in the publishing of “The Art of Mastering French Cooking”. Child enlisted DeVoto’s help in determining what ingredients were available to housewives in the States and shared her experiences learning to cook in France. From Amazon ($17).


