Hart takes us back to the magical time when she and Marty rubbed elbows with the rich and famous pinched pennies to eat at the Automat experienced nightlife at La Martinique and danced away their weekends with dashing midshipmen. Turned away from the top department stores, they miraculously find jobs as pages at Tiffany and Co., bing the first women to ever work on the sales floor-a diamond-filled day job replete with Tiffany blue shirtwaist dresses from Bonwit Tellers-and the envy of all their friends. Marjorie Jacobson and her best friend, Marty Garrett, arrive fresh from the Kappa house at the University of Iowa hoping to find summer positions as shopgirls. Book Synopsis Do you remember the best summer of your life? New York City, 1945. This is the enchanting story of that unforgettable time as the girls rub elbow with the worlds rich and famous. About the Book In 1945, Hart and her best friend, Marty, found work on the sales floor at Tiffanys-a diamond-filled day job that was the envy of all their friends.
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