{"product_id":"fifth-avenue-5-a-m-audrey-hepburn-breakfast-at-tiffanys-and-the-dawn-of-the-modern-woman","title":"Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and the Dawn of the Modern Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BEST BOOK OF 2010\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"So smart and entertaining it should come with its own popcorn.\" - People\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFifth Avenue, 5 A.M\u003c\/em\u003e. by Sam Wasson is the first ever complete account of the making of \u003cem\u003eBreakfast at Tiffany's\u003c\/em\u003e. With a cast of characters including Truman Capote, Edith Head, director Blake Edwards, and, of course, Hepburn herself, Wasson immerses us in the America of the late fifties, before Woodstock and birth control, when a not-so-virginal girl by the name of Holly Golightly raised eyebrows across the nation, changing fashion, film, and sex, for good. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith delicious prose and considerable wit, Wasson delivers us from the penthouses of the Upper East Side to the pools of Beverly Hills presenting \u003cem\u003eBreakfast at Tiffany's\u003c\/em\u003e as we have never seen it before--through the eyes of those who made it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore praise for \u003cem\u003eFifth Avenue, 5 A.M.\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A bonbon of a book... As well tailored as the little black dress the movie made famous.\" - Janet Maslin, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sam Wasson is a fabulous social historian.\" - \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Reads like carefully crafted fiction...[Wasson] carries the reader from pre-production to on-set feuds and conflicts, while also noting Hepburn's impact on fashion (Givenchy's little black dress), Hollywood glamour, sexual politics, and the new morality. Capote would have been entranced.\" -- \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sam Wasson's exquisite portrait of Audrey Hepburn peels backs her sweet facade to reveal a much more complicated and interesting woman. He also captures a fascinating turning point in American history-- when women started to loosen their pearls, and their inhibitions. I devoured this book.\" -- Karen Abbott, author of \u003cem\u003eSin in the Second City\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sam Wasson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47596552028396,"sku":"9780063115446","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780063115446.jpg?v=1777930059","url":"https:\/\/allstora.com\/products\/fifth-avenue-5-a-m-audrey-hepburn-breakfast-at-tiffanys-and-the-dawn-of-the-modern-woman","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}