Summer at Tiffany by Marjorie Hart audiobook

Summer at Tiffany

By Marjorie Hart
Read by Julia Whelan

HarperAudio
5.74 Hours Unabridged
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Do you remember the best summer of your life? New York City, 1945. Marjorie Jacobson and her best friend, Marty Garrett, arrive fresh from the Kappa house at the University of Iowa hoping to find summer positions as shopgirls. Turned away from the top department stores, they miraculously find jobs as pages at Tiffany & Co., becoming the first women to ever work on the sales floor—a diamond-filled day job replete with Tiffany blue shirtwaist dresses from Bonwit Teller's—and the envy of all their friends. Hart takes us back to the magical time when she and Marty rubbed elbows with the rich and famous; pinched pennies to eat at the Automat; experienced nightlife at La Martinique; and danced away their weekends with dashing midshipmen. Between being dazzled by Judy Garland's honeymoon visit to Tiffany, celebrating VJ Day in Times Square, and mingling with Café society, she fell in love, learned unforgettable lessons, made important decisions that would change her future, and created the remarkable memories she now shares with all of us.

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A New York Times bestseller

A #1 Amazon.com bestseller

An iBooks bestseller in Biographies & Memoirs

Do you remember the best summer of your life?

New York City, 1945. Marjorie Jacobson and her best friend, Marty Garrett, arrive fresh from the Kappa house at the University of Iowa hoping to find summer positions as shopgirls. Turned away from the top department stores, they miraculously find jobs as pages at Tiffany & Co., becoming the first women to ever work on the sales floor—a diamond-filled day job replete with Tiffany blue shirtwaist dresses from Bonwit Teller's—and the envy of all their friends.

Hart takes us back to the magical time when she and Marty rubbed elbows with the rich and famous; pinched pennies to eat at the Automat; experienced nightlife at La Martinique; and danced away their weekends with dashing midshipmen. Between being dazzled by Judy Garland's honeymoon visit to Tiffany, celebrating VJ Day in Times Square, and mingling with Café society, she fell in love, learned unforgettable lessons, made important decisions that would change her future, and created the remarkable memories she now shares with all of us.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“[A] glorious once-upon-a-time fairy tale come true…Marjorie Hart’s charming and delicious account of her most memorable summer captures a time when women had moxie, wore proper hats and gloves, and burned with ambition to make it in the big city. I loved every moment!” Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author
“Hart has a genuine gift for conveying the texture of midcentury Manhattan…[She makes] the dilemmas of her own young life both compelling and contemporary.” USA Today
“The company should put this book on prominent display in its stores, for heaven’s sake—it’s that much of a paean to the Tiffany glory days.” Buffalo News
“Hart’s infectious vivacity resonates with a madcap immediacy, delectably capturing the city’s heady vibrancy and a young girl’s guileless enchantment.” Booklist

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Author

Author Bio: Marjorie Hart

Author Bio: Marjorie Hart

Marjorie Hart was born in Story City, Iowa, graduated from the University of Iowa, and received an MA degree from San Diego State University. She taught at DePauw University and the University of San Diego and retired as professor emerita. As a cellist, she was a member of the San Diego Symphony. Her memoir, Summer at Tiffany, became a New York Times Bestseller.

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Available Formats : Digital Download
Runtime: 5.74
Audience: Adult
Language: English