Summer at Tiffany (2007)

by Marjorie Hart

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Antiques. History. Military. Nonfiction. HTML: "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 "[A] glorious once upon a time fairytale come true....I loved every moment!" �??Adriana Trigiani, author of Very Valentine A memoir acclaimed as "reminiscent of The Best of Everything and Breakfast at Tiffany's" (BookPage), 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.… (more)

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Marjorie Jacobson spent a summer working as a page at Tiffany’s. 1945, Marjorie and her best friend move to New York from Iowa during a summer break from college to find jobs and experience the city. While the author shares funny stories adjusting to a new place and new job, there’s so much more significance to this one particular summer. Marjorie grows into adulthood learning how to manage her finances, dating, and making decisions about her college future. There’s a lot of interesting historical events Marjorie witnessed; the plane crash into the Empire State Building and the ending of WWII. (

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NatalieRiley | Jun 17, 2023 |

A delightful little memoir of working at Tiffany in 1945. Full of interesting historical tidbits, but a bit outdated in tone. (

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Carmentalie | Jun 4, 2022 |

Adult nonfiction/memoir. As told by a charming, 82-year-old lady. (

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reader1009 | Jul 3, 2021 |

This was a quick charming read. (

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baruthcook | Aug 26, 2020 |

Young women working at Tiffany's in New York the summer the war ended. Lovely story of their lives and work and the family back home. (

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Summer at Tiffany

Original title

Summer at Tiffany

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2007

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Marjorie Jacobson

Marty Garrett

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Manhattan, New York, New York, USA

Story City, Iowa, USA

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For Marty

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From the top deck of the bus, Marty and I were mesmerized by Fifth Avenue as we watched glamorous stores spring up like pages out of Mademoiselle.

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Trigiani, Adriana

Giffin, Emily

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Antiques. History. Military. Nonfiction. HTML:

"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

"[A] glorious once upon a time fairytale come true....I loved every moment!"
�??Adriana Trigiani, author of Very Valentine

A memoir acclaimed as "reminiscent of The Best of Everything and Breakfast at Tiffany's" (BookPage), 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.

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