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My Life in France

hausevzbooks — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:15:04 +0000

After reading and watching Julie and Julia I had to buy the book that started it all! I have always loved Julia Child and watching her tv shows while growing up I learned a lot about cooking.

My life in France is a touching story about her life as collaborated by Julia Child with Alexa Prud’homme. It felt like we were right there with her on her journey to learn French cooking as well as starting from scratch to learn the French language. Also inside is some whimsical photos of her and her husband Paul that were taken of them as she sent them to her dear friend Avis.

A darling memoir about a very gifted genius in the kitchen.

Love and Biology at the Center of the Universe

hausevzbooks — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:58:37 +0000

Hello and welcome to my own little world! When I am writing I drift off into my own virtual secret garden. I started selling used books in 2003 when I realized at my entire attic was filled with all of the books I had read from the prior five years. At first I called it my “library” but then I decided to sell all of the books and use the money to buy myself more books so that I always keep them in circulation. Quite like the American Dollar. I am a virtual hub of books.

The book I am reading currently is called “Love and Biology at the Center of the Universe” by Jennie Shortage.

The book is about a woman that finds herself trying to get on with her life after she discovers that her husband is having an affair. Heading due North with little money and no real destination she finds her freedom at long last. I can relate to this book because I have felt alone and have been on my own a time or two without any real plan.

I purchased the book on sale for a dollar from Books a Million yesterday afternoon. Although I do love a good bargain book I dare say that I feel that the poor author is being raped by their almost giving the book away. I realize there are millions of books circulating currently but am not so suave as to say isn’t it a form of marketing blackmail? I enjoyed reading the book during my rainy Friday while sipping hot chocolate.

Julie and Julia

hausevzbooks — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:24:32 +0000

I just want to say I adore anything to do with travel so when I picked up this gem I felt as if I was in heaven.

Easy to read in one weekend because it is so good you don’t want to put it down. I liked it so much I rented the video after I finished it to see if anything was missing and I loved the movie even more than the book. Let’s just say I bought it and watched it four times this week.