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Conant, Jennet.

A covert affair : Julia Child and Paul Child in the OSS / - 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.

ISBN: 9781439163528 (hbk.) 1439163529 (hbk.) 9781439168509 (ebk.) 1439168504 (ebk.) 9781442341913 1442341912

LCCN: 2011002875

Subjects--Personal Names:
Child, Julia.
Child, Paul, 1902-1994.
Child, Julia--Homes and haunts--Europe.
Child, Paul, 1902-1994 --Homes and haunts--Europe.
McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. Office of Strategic Services --Biography.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--United States.
Intelligence officers--United States--Biography.
Anti-communist movements--History--United States--20th century.
United States--Politics and government--1945-1954.

LC Class. No.: D810.S8 / C3863 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 940.54/85092273