![]() A world that inspires Lina, along with the ever-so-charming Ren, to follow in her mother’s footsteps and unearth a secret that has been kept for far too long. Suddenly Lina’s uncovering a magical world of secret romances, art, and hidden bakeries. But what kind of father isn’t around for sixteen years? All Lina wants to do is get back home.īut then Lina is given a journal that her mom had kept when she lived in Italy. She’s only there because it was her mother’s dying wish that she get to know her father. Synopsis: Lina is spending the summer in Tuscany, but she isn’t in the mood for Italy’s famous sunshine and fairy-tale landscape. I read this one in just a couple sittings! My thoughts: If you have a case of wanderlust, this is the perfect pick for you! Love & Gelato takes place in beautiful Tuscany and includes a dash of mystery and romance. 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. Hart takes us back to the magical time 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. 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. 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. Synopsis: Do you remember the best summer of your life? ![]() There were so many moments I wished I was Marjorie – one of the first women to ever work the floor at Tiffany & Co. My thoughts: Summer at Tiffany is one of my absolute favorite books! It is incredibly charming and nostalgic and is filled with adventure. Because if Helen Gurley Brown has taught her anything, it’s that a woman can demand to have it all. While pressure mounts at the magazine, Alice struggles not to lose sight of her own dreams as she’s swept up into a glamorous world of five-star dinners, lavish parties, and men who are certainly no good. When someone tries to pull Alice into a scheme to sabotage her boss, she is more determined than ever to help Helen succeed. ![]() Editors and writers resign on the spot, refusing to work for the woman who wrote the scandalous bestseller Sex and the Single Girl, and confidential memos, article ideas, and cover designs keep finding their way into the wrong hands. ![]() Synopsis: New York City is filled with opportunities for single girls like Alice Weiss, who leaves her small Midwestern town to chase her big-city dreams and unexpectedly lands a job working for the first female editor in chief of Cosmopolitan magazine, Helen Gurley Brown.įor Alice, who wants to be a photographer, it seems like the perfect foot in the door, but nothing could have prepared her for the world she enters. I read it a few summers ago and I’m planning to pick it up again this season! My thoughts: This book was so much fun! It’s often referred to as a mix of Mad Men and The Devil Wears Prada.
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