Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.
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"So smart and entertaining it should come with its own popcorn"-People
Coinciding with the sixtieth anniversary of the film version of Truman Capote's Breakast at Tiffany's, the acclaimed, New York Times bestseller that is the definitive account of Audrey Hepburn and the making of the cultural landmark film-now updated with…
Why read it?
2 authors picked Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I loved this book! It is dishy and smart and has all the glitz you would expect of the first-ever complete account of the making of Breakfast at Tiffany’s. With a cast of characters that includes Truman Capote, Edith Head, and Audrey Hepburn, it transported me to New York in the late 1950s, one of my favorite decades.
From Julie's list on strong New York women.
This book directly inspired my book about The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and because of that, my entire oeuvre afterward.
I remember seeing it at Barnes & Noble and buying it immediately, the subtitle calling to me. I read it and loved it, then analyzed Wasson’s every structural decision and research method to learn how to write my own such book.
This book itself is slight, gorgeous, riveting, and delicious.
From Jennifer's list on understanding how movies are made.
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