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Noon at Tiffany's: An Historical, Biographical Novel Paperback – September 13, 2012

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IN THE SUMMER OF 1888, Clara Wolcott, a daring young artist from Ohio, walked into Louis Tiffany's Manhattan office to interview for a job as a designer. For the next 21 years, her pivotal role in his multi-million dollar empire remained one of Tiffany's most closely guarded secrets—a secret that when revealed 118 years later sent the international art world into a tailspin. Torn between his obsession with Clara and his lust for success, Tiffany resorts to desperate measures to keep her creative genius under his command. Clara cleverly navigates both her turbulent love-hate relationship with Tiffany and the rigid rules of Victorian and Edwardian societies, in order to embrace all the adventure and romance turn-of-the-century New York City has to offer. Basing her story on a recently discovered cache of letters written between 1888 and 1944, New York Times bestselling author Echo Heron artfully blends fact with fiction to draw the reader into the remarkable life of one of America's most prolific and extraordinary women artists: Clara Wolcott Driscoll, the hidden genius behind the iconic Tiffany lamps.
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I BEGAN WRITING this book in January of 2007, after hearing an NPR broadcast about the discovery of a cache of 1,330 letters written between 1853 and the 1930's. The majority of this collection is made up of the weekly round robin letters circulated among Clara Wolcott, two of her three sisters, Emily and Kate, and their mother, Fannie. What makes these letters so noteworthy is the secret revealed within their yellowed pages--that Clara was, in fact, the designer of the iconic Tiffany lamps and of many of the glass and mosaic pieces that Louis C. Tiffany claimed were his own designs.          For most of my writing life I have endeavored to champion remarkable women who unjustly go unrecognized simply because they are women. By the time I had finished reading Clara's letters, in which she gives vivid accounts of her daily life in turn-of-the-century New York City, I felt I had to bring this incredible woman out from behind Louis Tiffany's shadow and into her own light. There was no doubt in my mind that not only was Clara Wolcott an extraordinary woman, years ahead of her time, she was also unquestionably one of America's most prolific and original artists.          Since Clara's letters form the foundation of this book, I have used sections of the Wolcott letters and diary entries to fashion portions of the dialogue, story lines and scenes. I also relied on my own intuition based on my research into the events and mood of the place and time.        If you will, take a closer look at the book cover.  The pensive looking woman in the photograph is Clara. I think, after all these years of silence, she would be honored for you to read her story.

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IN THE SUMMER OF 1888, Clara Wolcott, a daring young artist from Ohio, walked into Louis Tiffany's Manhattan office to interview for a job as a designer. For the next 21 years, her pivotal role in his multi-million dollar empire remained one of Tiffany's most closely guarded secrets--a secret that when revealed 118 years later sent the international art world into a tailspin. Torn between his obsession with Clara and his lust for success, Tiffany resorts to desperate measures to keep her creative genius under his command. Clara cleverly navigates both her turbulent relationship with Tiffany and the rigid rules of Victorian and Edwardian societies, in order to embrace all the adventure and romance turn-of-the-century New York City has to offer. Basing her story on a recently discovered cache of letters written between 1888 and 1944, New York Times bestselling author Echo Heron artfully blends fact with fiction to draw the reader into the remarkable life of one of America's most prolific and extraordinary women artists: Clara Wolcott Driscoll, the hidden genius behind the iconic Tiffany lamps.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Heron Quill Press (September 13, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 426 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1938439473
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1938439476
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.58 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.07 x 9 inches
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ECHO HERON is the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of INTENSIVE CARE: The story of a Nurse. Her other works include: NOON AT TIFFANY'S: An Historical, Biographical Novel, CONDITION CRITICAL: The Story of a Nurse Continues, EMERGENCY 24/7: Nurses of the Emergency Room, MERCY, a novel, The Adele Monsarrat Mystery Thriller Series: PULSE, PANIC, PARADOX, and, FATAL DIAGNOSIS, MOOSHIE: Life With an Unconventional Cat, and, TENDING LIVES: Nurses on the Medical Front. Ms. Heron resides in California with her husband.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, what a story!
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2012
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At the risk of sharing too much about myself, I HAVE to give readers some context as to one of the many reasons I love "Noon at Tiffany's." My mother, Mary Ann Shaffer, and my cousin, Annie Barrows, wrote "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society." After that book was published, I received hundreds of emails from people, telling me how shocked they were that they had not known about the Occupation and how grateful they were to have learned about it -- all while enjoying a good book at the same time.

Now I know how those readers felt because I feel the same way about "Noon at Tiffany's." I lost sleep at night because I couldn't put the book down and was distracted during the day because I could NOT stop thinking about Clara Wolcott Driscoll. Here was a woman in the 1890s, knocking down barrier after barrier so that she could live her dream of being an artist....and her integral connection with, and contribution to, Tiffany's success was intentionally buried during her lifetime and would remain unknown until just a few years ago.

Because I watched my mom research and write GLPPPS, I have a little understanding of how hard it is to write good historical fiction. How does an author hit that perfect balance -- to successfully honor the history, flesh out the biography of a fascinating woman AND make it interesting and entertaining -- ALL at the same time? Heron knocks it out of the park with this new release. She has turned her painstaking research into a well written, fascinating book. Clara, her work, her struggles, her friends, New York City and the art world became completely alive for me. I was completely captivated.

It is heartbreaking that Clara did not get any of the recognition she so richly deserved during her lifetime. This book "rights" that wrong in compelling fashion. It's a remarkable story and a terrific read. Long live Clara!
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Sharon Wall
4.0 out of 5 stars Timely
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2018
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Not only is Noon at Tiffany’s a fascinating story, it also is informative. The story of the Tiffany Giris, the women who designed and executed many of the original Tiffany pieces is revealed as the book follows the life of Clara Walcott Driscoll, the genius behind Tiffany's lamps and decorative objects. The novel also paints a portrait of a woman ahead of her time and her struggles to be acknowledged despite being a woman. Fascinating times and novel!
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Rob Bird
5.0 out of 5 stars Immensely Enjoyable Historical Novel
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2013
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I really enjoyed this fascinating historical novel by Echo Heron. I'd marveled at Tiffany glass in museum collections but knew (or remembered) next to nothing about its inspiration and production. I was surprised to learn that Louis C. Tiffany's acclaim and artistic and commercial success was to a significant degree the accomplishment of Clara Driscoll and a studio of women glass artists known as the Tiffany Girls. Tiffany had an eye and resources but Driscoll and the Tiffany Girls had the juice! "Noon at Tiffany's" fleshes out that story compellingly. Also, tacitly and without being overtly ideological, and therefore especially effectively, the novel accomplishes the author's aim "to champion remarkable women who unjustly go unrecognized simply because they are women." For all the wealth and fame Driscoll earned for Tiffany and his company he steadfastly refused to give her public credit for or put her mark on the work she did. Heron's novel is based on the extensive incorporation into the text of surviving letters by Clara Driscoll, Louis C. Tiffany, and others. I think Echo Heron maintains characters' voices remarkably well as she moves from their own writing in historical letters to her fictional narrative. Anchoring the fictional portions to the letters really worked well in my view. To bring the fictional portions of the book alive Heron did extensive leg work in library archives getting a sense of the culture of New York City 1880s to 1910s: customs, language, styles of fashion and interior design, labor relations, you name it. Altogether a wonderful story and fascinating illumination of Tiffany studios, Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Girls, and life and times in New York City either side of 1900.
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Leopold Gafritzer
5.0 out of 5 stars A Real Page Turner!!
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2012
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I do not normally read biographical novels, but Echo Heron's "Noon at Tiffany's" was a wonderful exception. Her exhaustive research and painstaking analysis of the unheralded design genious (Clara Wolcott) behind the public genious that was Louis Tiffany gives us all pause to consider the times during which both people lived and worked. Today we sadly take for granted the strides that independent, talented and creative women have made over the recent decades, but, worse, we forget or ignore our own history of the world that existed for Clara and all women like her. Thanks to Ms. Heron, that world - and Clara's place in it - has now been revealed to all of us. We should take note. Noon at Tiffany's is more than the story of a woman...it is the story of a world in which independent women struggled to survive and prosper, even as they remained in the background of society in general, and business in particular. Echo Heron brings Clara's life and story and place in history out of the background with force and grace, and with a writing style that is unrepressed without being preachy. It is a classy book written by a classy author. Best of all, it is eminemtly readable page after page. It is a wonderful biography...it is a wonderful novel.
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Linda Frank
5.0 out of 5 stars book club selection
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2023
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I enjoyed the book immensely, the characters held my interest throughout. The intensity of the work performed was incredible. Highly recommend.
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R. Murray
4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating history
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2023
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Great historical novel about a woman ahead of her time who was behind most of the Tiffany creations. She was never really acknowledged in her lifetime, yet never let it stand in the way of her desire to pursue her art.
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Christina Mac Kinnon
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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Loved this story, based on real facts. The world has changed, thankfully.
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