Single, 6 foot 2, and thirty years old, Julia McWilliams took a job working for America's first espionage agency, years before cooking entered the picture. The Secret War of Julia Child traces Julia's transformation from Pasadena blue blood to DC file clerk to head of General "Wild Bill" Donovan's secret File Registry as part of the Office of Strategic Services. The journey takes her to South Asia's remote front lines, where she finds purpose, adventure, self-knowledge, and love. This lyrical story allows us to explore the world of a woman in a World War II spy station who has no idea of the impact she'll eventually impart.