Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession by Julie Powell Paperback Book

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Rent Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession

Author: Julie Powell

Format: Quality Paperback, Unabridged-CD

Publisher: Back Bay Books

Published: Nov 2010

Genre: Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs

Retail Price: $21.99

Pages: 336

Synopsis

Julie Powell thought cooking her way through Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking was the craziest thing she'd ever do--until she embarked on the voyage recounted in her new memoir, CLEAVING.

Her marriage challenged by an insane, irresistible love affair, Julie decides to leave town and immerse herself in a new obsession: butchery. She finds her way to Fleischer's, a butcher shop where she buries herself in the details of food. She learns how to break down a side of beef and French a rack of ribs--tough, physical work that only sometimes distracts her from thoughts of afternoon trysts.

The camaraderie at Fleischer's leads Julie to search out fellow butchers around the world--from South America to Europe to Africa. At the end of her odyssey, she has learned a new art and perhaps even mastered her unruly heart.

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