| The Red Leather Diary: Reclaiming a Life Through the Pages of a Lost Journal Contributor(s): Koppel, Lily (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061256781 ISBN-13: 9780061256783 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2009 Annotation: A "New York Times" journalist discovers a discarded old diary--a find that introduces her to an extraordinary woman and a glamorous, forgotten time. Evocative and entrancing, "The Red Leather Diary" recreates the romance and glitter of 1930s New York. Photos throughout. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: P.S. |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.32" W x 8.01" (0.57 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1930's - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "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." -- Parade Rescued 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Koppel, Lily: - Lily Koppel writes for the New York Times and other publications. She lives in New York City. |