Summer at Tiffany

By: Marjorie Hart
Genre: Nonfiction/Memoir
Stars: 4 out of 5
Marjorie Hart and her best friend Marty from the University of Iowa are going to New York City for the summer of 1945. Their sisters of Kappa Kappa Gamma expressed that it would be easy for them to get a job at Lord & Taylor – a designer department store – easily and so the pair pack up and head for the big city. After being rejected by one department store after another, Marjorie and Marty finally land a job as the first female pages at the infamous Tiffany & Co. During the summer, they see celebrities like Judy Garland come into the store, go out to the hottest clubs, meet midshipmen and join in the celebration of VJ Day in Times Square. At the end of the summer Marjorie must make some decisions that will affect the rest of her life.

This memoir was certainly a charming one. For one, Tiffany’s is my absolute favorite store and so any book that involves the legendary jewelry show room will interest me. I love the details about the Fifth Avenue store and the celebrities that glide in and out. It also gives a different perspective on life in New York City during the summer of 1945 when the United States dropped the atom bombs and Japan surrendered to us. This is most definitely a fun, light summer read and so I would recommend this memoir if you’re looking for delightful book about a brilliant store and woman’s experience with it.