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The Red Leather Diary

By Lily Koppel

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The Red Leather Diary

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"A world straight from the pages of an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel. . . . An extraordinary story about coming of age, following your dreams and discovering (or rediscovering) who you are, were and want to be." -- ParadeRescued from a Dumpster on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, a discarded diary brings to life the glamorous, forgotten world of an extraordinary young woman Opening the tarnished brass lock of a red leather diary found in the basement of a New York City apartment building, New York Times writer Lily Koppel embarked on a journey into the past. Compelled by the hopes and heartaches captured in the pages, Koppel set out to find the diary's owner, a 90-year old woman named Florence. Eventually reunited with her diary, Florence ventured back to the girl she once was, rediscovering a lost self that burned with artistic fervor. Joining intimate interviews with original diary entries, The Red Leather Diary is an evocative and entrancing work that recreates the romance and glitter, sophistication and promise, of 1930s New York, bringing to life the true story of a precocious young woman who dared to follow her dreams.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
352
Release Date:
2009-02-01
Publication Date:
2009-01-20
Publisher:
Harper Perennial
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0061256781
ISBN13:
9780061256783
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[email protected]
Weight:
444 g
Height:
133 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
21 cm
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