Cleaving: a story of marriage, meat and obsession

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.