A covert affair : Julia Child and Paul Child in the OSS
/ Jennet Conant
- 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed
- New York : Simon & Schuster , 2011.
- 395 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-374) and index.
Special inquiry -- Initiation -- Late start -- A fine sort -- Instant fame -- The great white queen of Bali -- Chickens coming home to roost -- Whispers in the willow trees -- Incurable romantics -- Open season -- The nightmare -- The taste of ashes.
A stunning account of Julia Child's early life as an OSS agent in the Far East.
9781439163528
2011002875
Child, Julia , 1912-2004 Child, Paul , 1902-1994 McCarthy, Joseph Raymond (, 1908-1957)
United States . Office of Strategic Services ----Biography
World War, 1939-1945---Secret service---United States Intelligence officers---United States----Biography Anti-communist movements---United States
United States---Politics and government---1945-1953