Summer at Tiffany : A Memoir

English

ISBN: 0061189537

EAN: 9780061189531

Category: Biography & Autobiography / Women/Business & Economics / Industries / Retailing/Antiques & Collectibles / Jewelry/

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Release Date: 07/03/2011

Synopsis: 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 Tellersand the envy of all their friends. Looking back on that magical time in her life, Marjorie takes us back to 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 Garlands honeymoon visit to Tiffany, celebrating VJ Day in Times Square, and mingling with Caf? 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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Summer at Tiffany : A Memoir

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.93 inches

Width: 5.38 inches

Length: 8.0 inches

Weight: 9.63 oz

Pages: 288