Helpful Score: 12
A great little book for the summer. A very fast read that gives you a peek back in time. The girls got to participate in so many historical situations in one summer it really must have been dreamlike. There are quite a few situations in the book--for example in the elevator and dancing with the sailor, where you can picture yourself because things like that happen to all of us one time or another. The ending is sweet but doesn't go for great gobs of emotion.
Helpful Score: 5
A memorable story with lots of detail that paints a romantic picture of summer in NYC during the end of WWII. Interesting to read how the staff at Tiffany handled their first women pages.
Helpful Score: 5
I loved this book and didn't want it to end! The author was a very likeable character and I enjoyed some of her humorous experiences, events of 1945, and references to living in Iowa. The author did a great job of giving the feel of the saddness and worry of wartime as well as the joys of growing up and gaining independence. I highly recommend this book.
Helpful Score: 3
I originally ordered this book thinking that it would be a nice beach book and when it arrived I was surprised to learn it was a memoir. The excitement the author felt during her time in New York city was clearly evident in the writing. Each chapter seemed to sparkle with excitement and magic. What a wonderful way to remember the best summer of your life. The book was truly effervescent. Through Marjorie Harts descriptive language the reader is able to transport themselves back in time to an age of family, conflict and triumph. Reading Marjorie Harts words was like listening to my Grandmother's stories of her childhood and growing up as part of the greatest generation. This book took me on a wonderful journey down memory lane.
