Marjorie Hart’s engaging memoir, Summer at Tiffany, is the tale of two Iowa college girls who come to New York City looking for adventure. The time is 1945 and Marty Garrett and Marjorie Jacobson, having heard of their friends’ fabulous experiences with finding summer jobs, have been drawn to the big city. The story catalogues the events of the “best summer of their lives” and gives us a fly-on-the-wall view of that treasured summer. Highlights of the story include; the girls’ job search in the city as they apply at every possible department store until finally obtaining positions as the first ever female pages at Tiffany, Marjorie’s whirlwind romance with Jim, a midshipman from the Navy, and experiencing VJ day amongst the crowds in Times Square.
Of course, this is not a book without its bias; it’s clear from the very moment one reads the synopsis on the inside book cover, this book is about unarguably the best summer of the author’s life. Obviously opinion based, the pages of the book tell the story of what made this summer in particular so amazing. Hart tells the story flawlessly, including small details, such as letters and pictures that really allow the reader to be transported to the time. The memoir reads as a novel, in that it has a cohesive style, dialogue between characters, and unbelievable instances that keep the reader interested. The book is an easy read and doesn’t force you to think, but permits you to just relax and become absorbed in the story. I highly enjoyed Summer at Tiffany and would definitely recommend the book to anyone looking for a good read.
Marjorie Hart’s engaging memoir, Summer at Tiffany, is the tale of two Iowa college girls who come to New York City looking for adventure. The time is 1945 and Marty Garrett and Marjorie Jacobson, having heard of their friends’ fabulous experiences with finding summer jobs, have been drawn to the big city. The story catalogues the events of the “best summer of their lives” and gives us a fly-on-the-wall view of that treasured summer. Highlights of the story include; the girls’ job search in the city as they apply at every possible department store until finally obtaining positions as the first ever female pages at Tiffany, Marjorie’s whirlwind romance with Jim, a midshipman from the Navy, and experiencing VJ day amongst the crowds in Times Square.
ReplyDeleteOf course, this is not a book without its bias; it’s clear from the very moment one reads the synopsis on the inside book cover, this book is about unarguably the best summer of the author’s life. Obviously opinion based, the pages of the book tell the story of what made this summer in particular so amazing. Hart tells the story flawlessly, including small details, such as letters and pictures that really allow the reader to be transported to the time. The memoir reads as a novel, in that it has a cohesive style, dialogue between characters, and unbelievable instances that keep the reader interested. The book is an easy read and doesn’t force you to think, but permits you to just relax and become absorbed in the story. I highly enjoyed Summer at Tiffany and would definitely recommend the book to anyone looking for a good read.