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    Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and the Dawn of the Modern Woman | Book Review

    Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and the Dawn of the Modern Woman by Sam Wasson Original Publication Date: 2010 Genres: Non-Fiction Source: I purchased this book Goodreads In Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M., Sam Wasson immerses us in the America of the late fifties, before Woodstock and birth control, when a not-so-virginal girl by the name of Holly Golightly raised eyebrows across the nation, changing fashion, film, and sex, for good. But that was the easy part. Getting Audrey there—and getting the right people behind her—was the tough part. With the heart of a novelist and the eye of a critic, Wasson delivers us from the penthouses…

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    Summer at Tiffany | Book Review

    Summer at Tiffany by Marjorie Hart Original Publication Date: 2007 Genres: Memoir, Non-Fiction Source: I purchased this book Goodreads Summer at Tiffany by Marjorie Hart is the true story of two best friends experiencing the time of their lives in New York City during the summer of 1945. The Cleveland Plain Dealer raves, “Hart writes about that stylish summer with verve, recollecting with a touching purity a magical summer in Manhattan, seen through the eyes of two 21-year-olds, just as the end of World War II approached.” Summer At Tiffany Do you remember the best summer of your life? Summer at Tiffany is Marjorie Hart‘s charming tale of working at…