Julia Child has been having a fictional moment. She has been a detective in Paris in the new series by Colleen Cambridge and has been in a TV series as well. In The Secret War of Julia Child, Diana R. Chambers nimbly lets readers into Julia’s world.
In these pages, readers get a sense of how Julia felt about herself (too tall, for one), her parents, her hopes to do something with her life, her wishes for a relationship and more. Readers also find out about Julia’s experiences in WW II. She worked for “Wild” Bill Donovan and was stationed in India and Ceylon, among other places. Some of her work was clandestine. Some of it led to her meeting Paul Child-of course, Julia McWilliams became Julia Child in time.
This story is about much that happened before Child became known for her cooking. It offers an immersive look at her life and WWII. I recommend it highly to fans of Child and historical fiction.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks-Landmark for this title. All opinions are my own.
Four stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Joyce's mystery and fiction book reviews with some non-fiction too! 
Nice. But… I’m not sure I’d want to read the detective books, since… she was never a detective. I prefer reading biographical fiction based on facts, not fantasy. That’s just me. I really enjoyed the TV series, though, and yes, most of it is factual.
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