The Book, Cat, & Cat Book Lovers Almanac

of historical trivia regarding books, cats, and other animals. Actually this blog has evolved so that it is described better as a blog about cats in history and culture. And we take as a theme the advice of Aldous Huxley: If you want to be a writer, get some cats. Don't forget to see the archived articles linked at the bottom of the page.

August 13, 2018

August 13, 2004

The blurb for Julia's Cats: Julia Child's Life in the Company of Cats (2012) authored by
Patricia Barey and Therese Burson, starts:

'WHEN JULIA CHILD [August 15, 1912 to August 13, 2004] arrived in Paris in 1948, she was a thirty-six-year-old newlywed, a late bloomer about to begin a journey that would transform her and forever change the way Americans eat and think about food.
Madly in love with her husband, Paul, and the sights, sounds, and tastes of her beautiful new city, she thought her happiness was complete, until the day an adorable French kitty appeared at the door. Minette came to catch mice in the kitchen, but captured Julia’s heart, igniting a passion for poussiequettes she would always identify with that magical time in Paris and the blossoming of her new life. As Paul once confided, “a cat—any cat—is necessary” to Julia’s happiness.'

An obituary, which includes the correct date of her death, also mentions she had a kitten named Minou, in her last days.




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