Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession -- Julie Powell

<b>Julie Powell thought cooking her way through Julia Child's <i>Mastering the Art of French Cooking</i> was the craziest thing she'd ever do -- until she embarked on the voyage recounted in her memoir, <i>Cleaving</i>.</b> <p/> 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. <p/> 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.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Julie Powell<br><b>Publisher:</b> Back Bay Books<br><b>Published:</b> 11/17/2010<br><b>Pages:</b> 336<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.65lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780316003377<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>New York Times Book Review</i> 12/19/2010 pg. 20<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>After a misspent youth involving loads of dead-end jobs and several questionable decisions, <b>Julie Powell</b>, author of <i>Julie and Julia</i>, has found her calling as a writer-cum-butcher. She lives in Long Island City, Queens, when she isn't in Kingsto