TheworldknowsJuliaChildasthecharismaticwomanwhobroughtFrenchcuisinetoAmericaandbecameaTVsensation,butthere'soneaspectofherlifethat'snotsofamiliar.SoonaftertheChildsarrivedinParisin1948,aFrenchcatappearedontheirdoorstep,andJuliarecalled,"Ourdomesticcirclewascompleted."MinettecapturedJulia'sheart,ignitingalifelongpassionforcatsequaledonlybyherloveoffoodandherhusband,Paul.AllthecherishedfelinecompanionswhosharedJulia'slife—inParis,Provence,andfinallyCalifornia—remindedherofthatmagicaltimeinPariswhenherlifechangedforever.FromJulia'sandPaul'slettersandoriginalinterviewswiththosewhoknewherbest,PatriciaBareyandThereseBursonhavegatheredfreshstoriesandimagesthatofferadelightfullyintimateviewofabelovedicon.PraiseforJulia'sCats:"Acat-centricbiographyofJuliaChild?Whynot?ThebackbookjacketquotesChildherselfassaying,'Really,themoreIcook,themoreIliketocook.Tothinkthatithastakenme40yrs.tofindmytruecreativehobbyandpassion(catandhusb.excepted).'ThisbookablybraidsthesethreestrandsofChild'slife.Themanyfelinefanciersouttherewillsurelyenjoythephotographsofthecats,manytakenbyherhusband,PaulChild."—ChicagoTribune"It'sclearthatallthecatsthatpassedthroughherlifegaveherjoyandcomfort,probablyinwaysthatfoodandevenPaulcouldnot.Havingthatperspectiveofthisgrandedamemakesherseemallthemorehumanandwonderfullyadmirabletome."—Epicurious"Thiscompact,entertainingreadisfilledwithpersonalphotosandlettersthatdocumenttherolecatsplayedinJulia'slifeasshemovedfromParistoProvence,CambridgetoCalifornia."—ShelfAwareness