Summer at Tiffany

Sweet, but needs a good editor

There were so many editorial mistakes in this book I had to wonder if I was reading a draft. This memoir is a very sweet read, and I do recommend it for an evenings entertainment.

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Summer at Tiffany

Sweet read but RIDICULOUS amount of typos and even transposed or repeated paragraphs. Was this book even edited?

Quaint look at NYC in the 40's

Country girls enjoy behind of the scenes at Tiffany's in the 1940's.

Great (true) story!

Wonderful true story, a great glimpse into life in glamorous, "old" New York! Beautifully written, capturing the essence of an Iowa country girl transplanted to NYC - although, as other reviewers have said, this book is very poorly edited - misspellings, repeated paragraphs, characters changing names (and other information changing - was it a teapot or a chocolate pot?) from one paragraph to the next.

highly recommended

Great story that you can relate too, no matter when you were born!

Excellent read, minus the horrible typeset and typos for Nook

Great, easy read, but really has HarperCollins stopped proofing for things such as proper spelling? Several cases of paragraphs that were repeated on multiple pages leaving me to scratch my head and wonder if I was crazy, only to turn back a few pages and see the same paragraph right there. Several instances where I am quite confident the paragraphs were not in the correct order either.

A Warm Remembrance of Life in an Gentler Time

Reading SUMMER AT TIFFANY brought back memories of so many things that have slowly eroded over the decades--living life rather than defining it by one's possessions, joy in landing a summer internship that wasn't measured by dollars, relationships with family and friends in an easier time when the glaring headlights of instant media coverage and rampant cynicism hadn't reared their ugly heads, and most importantly, an appreciation of the simpler things in life that create the most lasting and beautiful memories, many of which shape the paths we choose to take. Hats off to Marjorie Hart for capturing a slice of time in one perfect New York summer!

I loved this book - highly Recommended!

This is a great book - very well written. I loved it and wish I could find more books like this one.

Loved, loved, loved this book!

Couldn't put it down and read it in just a day. Such a delightful story! Picked it up in the bookstore more than once and am so glad I went ahead and bought it. I'll certainly read it again! If you're a fan of New York and the era, this book can't be missed!

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A Delightful Read!

I fell upon this charming story browsing my local library on a hot summer afternoon. I read it in an evening and was delighted by it. It is the wonderful story about a magical summer spent working in Tiffanys at the end of World War II. I completely enjoyed the story of the Small Town Girls who played in The Big City for a season.
Luckily, a couple years later I ran across this book on the shelf at Barnes and Noble where I immediately added it to my collection.

a summer to remind you of your favorite summer.

Like most women, the words "Tiffany & Co." and the symbol of that little blue box warm my heart. Mrs. Hart's endearing story about her favorite summer was honest and heartfelt and made me recollect my favorite summer memories. It was an amazing beach read that I've passed to all of my friends. Definitely recommend!

If you love Tiffany's you love this book!

I enjoyed reading all about the two girls' travels and their summer working at Tiffany's. Being a NYer it was great to hear all about things that no longer exist and things that are still around from this era. The book gave such nice thoughs and explainations of this time period, it made wish that I belonged to that time. A time when things were so much more simple and life was different. I was sad to see it come to an end.

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 ay 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 in Summer at Tiffany, A Memoir by Marjorie Hart.

I was provided with the opportunity to review this book compliments of TLC Book Tours and found this book amazing and a must read. It is in the midst of WWII, and food rationing and stories in the newspapers and movie newsreels were common place.

Since this book is a memoir you find out just what it is like to be a young college girl living in NYC at the height of the war. Times were hard as everyone was doing their part to aid in the war, from saving chewing gum wrappers and nylons to bacon grease. You even learn where they were making part of the atom bomb. This is a classic book that ties a personal touch to history during a time when we waited for news that the war would end.

Get a Glimpse of 1945 in New York City

This book was absolutely enjoyable. My favorite type of book is historical fiction and I was skeptical about whether or not I would like Summer at Tiffany. However I had planned to read it over a six day vacation and then I ended up finishing it on the first day while traveling!

Majorie and her friends, like Marty, are very likeable and reminded me of people I know from that generation. Through Majorie's memoir she provides a glimpse for us into a young woman's life in 1945 and VJ Day in New York City. My favorite part of the memoir is VJ Day - I would never have imagined it to be quite like her description.

I found the writing style to be relaxing to read and yet made her life during those few months very real. The photographs included from their summer certainly add to your visual imagery as you read.

Summer at Tiffany - a Memoir would be a great book to take to the beach or plan to read over a weekend.

A perfect gift!

Purchased this as a gift for a friend and she LOVED it! It is turning into a book club all on its own, because my friend turned it over to her sister, who turned it over to friends, and so on. So far, they are all enjoying it very, very much.

An 'Ohmygosh' Kind of Book

I don't think I would ever imagine a non-fiction book, or a memoir to be more specific, to be such an amazing read. I'm more of a fantasy, faries and magic, and Harry Potter sort of book lover, but when I started reading this book I knew I was going to love Summer at Tiffany just as much as I did any fiction book. In Summer at Tiffany Marjorie Hart, or Marjorie Jacobson, at the time, tells the story of her most memorable and amazing summer of her life: the summer of 1945 where she and her best friend, MartyGarrett, worked at Tiffany & Co. in New York. Ms. Hart tells all about their adventures around the big city, their apartment on Morningside Drive, the places they went with their midshipmen and of course their experiences as the first two women to ever work on the sales floor at Tiffany's. This book was very different than what I am used to, but I loved it all the same. In some aspects I feel like I could relate and connect to Marjorie and Marty because they are actually real, living people instead of fiction characters like Harry Potter of Eragon. This captivating 258 page book catches your attention from the moment the two girls are looking at Fifth Avenue from a double decked bus to their summers after Tiffany's. I would recommend this book to girls and women from the ages of 13 to infinity. I hope you enjoy! I know I did!

A good relaxing read

I really enjoyed this book. I love New York and this book was like visiting there again. I remember the first time I walked into Tiffany's and Marjorie Hart brought back those feelings with her descriptions. I would highly recommend this book, it would be a great summer read when you are on the beach or just relaxing.

Fun, lightweight read

The story of the first two ladies allowed to work on the sales floor at Tiffany. I saw myself and my own childhood best friend in these two young ladies. It will make you laugh out loud. I always enjoy accurate period peieces. It's interesting to get an insiders view of life during that time in out country's history.

Easy Read

This was an interesting story about the author's experiences as a collegiate--her summer working @ Tiffany's in NYC as well as living through WWII. Not only was it easy to read, but it was enlightening as to what the USA was like during that time period. My parents were same age as the author so I could easily imagine them feeling many of the same things that the author did during this time. I would recommend this book for a fun & relaxing read.