After 20 years of collecting Audrey books, these are the five I return to 🖤
 | |  | Earlier this week, we learned that Lily Collins has been cast as Audrey Hepburn in an upcoming movie adaptation of Sam Wasson's Fifth Avenue, 5 A. M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and the Dawn of the Modern Woman. I have a feeling that this movie is going to be very big, and I hope there will be an Audrey renaissance in pop culture.
Like many women, I was deeply obsessed with Audrey Hepburn as a teen. During a very difficult time in my life, I clung to her as a symbol of grace, strength, and—exactly as Wasson's subtitle says—modern womanhood. So, over 20 years ago, I began building my collection of Audrey Hepburn books. At this point, I own most (if not all) of the books that have been published about her.
If you, too, want to start learning about everyone's favorite gamine, read on to see my top five picks.
Yours,
Genevieve
Books Content Manager @ Pix
Current 📖: Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett
| | Quick links: | | | | | | | | | | |  | | My Favorite Books About Audrey Hepburn | | This list could be so much longer, but in the interest of time and space, I'm limiting myself to five! Consider these recommendations a jumping-off point, as there are so many more wonderful books about Audrey.
| | | | Audrey Hepburn, An Elegant Spirit | | by Sean Hepburn Ferrer | | Written by her oldest son, this book is a wonderfully intimate look at who Audrey really was and what she valued in life. If you want to fall in love with her, start here. | | Learn more | | | | | | The Audrey Hepburn Treasures | | by Ellen Erwin and Jessica Z. Diamond | | This one is less "book" and more "interactive adventure." Featuring hundreds of photographs and reproduced mementos, it really lives up to the "treasures" title. | | Learn more | | | | | | Enchantment | | by Donald Spoto | | This is the most straightforward, standard, narrative biography of Audrey Hepburn, providing a detailed survey of her life, career, and philanthropic work. | | Learn more | | | | | | What Would Audrey Do? | | By Pamela Clarke Keogh | | Now we're getting into the "self-help" portion of Audrey books. If you care most about her favorite items, or how to be more "like her," this is a treat. | | Learn more | | | | | | How to be Lovely | | by Melissa Hellstern | | Another guidebook of sorts, this one cobbles together an ethos using Audrey Hepburn's own words. Yes, it's lovely. | | Learn more | | | | | | Hotel Spotlight | | | Together with |  | | | | Together with | | | | | |  | | | The Vibe: Where Rockefeller and Fitzgerald sipped martinis
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