Fifth Avenue, 5:00 Am :--Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast At Tiffany's, And The Dawn Of The Modern Woman

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2010 "So smart and entertaining it should come with its own popcorn" – People "A bonbon of a book… As well tailored as the little black dress the movie made famous." – Janet Maslin, New York Times "Sam Wasson is a fabulous social historian." – The New Yorker "Reads like carefully crafted fiction…[Wasson] carries the reader from pre-production to on-set feuds and conflicts, while also noting Hepburn's impact on fashion (Givenchy's little black dress), Hollywood glamour, sexual politics, and the new morality. Capote would have been entranced." — Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Sam Wasson's exquisite portrait of Audrey Hepburn peels backs her sweet facade to reveal a much more complicated and interesting woman. He also captures a fascinating turning point in American history— when women started to loosen their pearls, and their inhibitions. I devoured this book." — Karen Abbott, author of Sin in the Second City Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. by Sam Wasson is the first ever complete account of the making of Breakfast at Tiffany's. With a cast of characters including Truman Capote, Edith Head, director Blake Edwards, and, of course, Hepburn herself, Wasson immerses us in the America of the late fifties, before Woodstock and birth control, when a not-so-virginal girl by the name of Holly Golightly raised eyebrows across the nation, changing fashion, film, and sex, for good. With delicious prose and considerable wit, Wasson delivers us from the penthouses of the Upper East Side to the pools of Beverly Hills presenting Breakfast at Tiffany's as we have never seen it before—through the eyes of those who made it.

audrey Hepburn Is An Icon Like No Other, Yet The Image Many Of Us Have Of Audrey—dainty, Immaculate—is Anything But True To Life. Here, For The First Time, Sam Wasson Presents The Woman Behind The Little Black Dress That Rocked The Nation In 1961. The First Complete Account Of The Making Of breakfast At Tiffany's, fifth Avenue, 5 A.m. Reveals Little-known Facts About The Cinema Classic: Truman Capote Desperately Wanted Marilyn Monroe For The Leading Role; Director Blake Edwards Filmed Multiple Endings; Hepburn Herself Felt Very Conflicted About Balancing The Roles Of Mother And Movie Star. With A Colorful Cast Of Characters Including Truman Capote, Edith Head, Givenchy, Moon River Composer Henry Mancini, And, Of Course, Hepburn Herself, Wasson Immerses Us In The America Of The Late Fifties Before Woodstock And Birth Control, When A Not-so-virginal Girl By The Name Of Holly Golightly Raised Eyebrows Across The Country, Changing Fashion, Film, And Sex For Good. Indeed, Cultural Touchstones Like sex And The City Owe A Debt Of Gratitude To breakfast At Tiffany's.

in This Meticulously Researched Gem Of A Book, Wasson Delivers Us From The Penthouses Of The Upper East Side To The Pools Of Beverly Hills, Presenting breakfast At Tiffany's As We Have Never Seen It Before—through The Eyes Of Those Who Made It. Written With Delicious Prose And Considerable Wit, fifth Avenue, 5 A.m. Shines New Light On A Beloved Film And Its Incomparable Star.

the New York Times - Janet Maslin

this Alluring Little Book Is Devoted To The Contradictions That Pervade Breakfast At Tiffany's: The Contrivances That Kept It So Frothy, The Weirdly Backhanded Feminist Message (holly Was Certainly Free Spirited) And The Unusual Place Occupied By This Sprite, Her Evening Gown And Her 5 A.m. Fifth Avenue Danish In The History Of American Film…[wasson's] Book Winds Up As Well-tailored As The Kind Of Little Black Dress That Breakfast At Tiffany's Made Famous.

Audrey Hepburn is an icon like no other, yet the image many of us have of her--dainty, immaculate--is anything but true to life. Here, for the first time, Sam Wasson presents the woman behind the little black dress that rocked the nation in 1961. The first complete account of the making of Breakfast at Tiffany's, this book reveals little-known facts about the cinema classic, and immerses us in the America of the late fifties before Woodstock and birth control, when a not-so-virginal girl by the name of Holly Golightly raised eyebrows across the country, changing fashion, film, and sex for good.--From publisher description Thinking it, 1951-1953 -- Wanting it, 1953-1955 -- Seeing it, 1955-1958 -- Touching it, 1958-1960 -- Liking it, 1960 -- Doing It, October 2nd 1960 , November 11th 1960 -- Loving It, 1961 -- Wanting More, The 60s.;A closeup examination of Blake Edwards' classic film, Breakfast at Tiffany's, winner of two Oscars. This is the story of how one shy, uncertain, inexperienced young actress was persuaded to take on a role she at first thought too hard-edged and amoral