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Summer at Tiffany
by Marjorie Hart

Published: 2010-03-30
Paperback : 336 pages
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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 ...

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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.

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 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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We talked about our own summers to remember. That led to some fun sharing!
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  "Summer at Tiffany"by Elizabeth E. (see profile) 06/29/12

This book is cute. That's the best way I can describe it. It is a sweet, fun little memoir about a girl's summer clerking at an expensive jewelry store. Most of the book is dedicated to a young sorority... (read more)

 
  "Summer at Tiffany"by Carol D. (see profile) 05/08/12

I really liked this book. But of course, I love Manhattan! How exciting to work in Manhattan at Tiffany's no less! And to be in Times Square on V-J Day (although perhaps dangerous). I don't want to give... (read more)

 
  "Summer at Tiffany"by Carolyn M. (see profile) 05/01/10

This was a really fun, quick book. It's a true story too!

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