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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061256781
ISBN-13
9780061256783
eBay Product ID (ePID)
69581463
Product Key Features
Book Title
Red Leather Diary : Reclaiming Alife Through the Pages of a Lost Journal
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Personal Memoirs, General, Historical, Journaling
Genre
Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
9.1 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Additional Product Features
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Trade
Reviews
"Skillful reporting, fine prose and [an] excellent eye for period detail. . . . A story about not one but two lovable characters--and the city that brought them together." -- New York Times Book Review "Offers a glimpse of a bygone era in Manhattan--all the lovelier because Koppel was able to track down the writer, now a glamorous-looking Connecticut resident in her 90s." -- New York Times "A novelistic biography. . . . Conjures up a romantic version of the Manhattan of Howitt's youth." -- Washington Post Book World "[An] amazing story. . . . A highbrow fairy tale. . . . Much of the book's emotional power derives from the drama of an old woman reclaiming a past that was almost lost to her. . . . Koppel writes with flair." -- Chicago Tribune "A world straight from the pages of an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel. . . . The Red Leather Diary is Koppel's tribute to both the tempestuous girl she came to know on paper and the older, more even-tempered women she grew to love in real life. It's an extraordinary story about coming of age, following your dreams and discovering (or rediscovering) who you are, were and want to be." -- Parade "Florence's life reads like E.L. Doctorow's Ragtime in places, with all the famous paths crossed and situations experienced; while descriptions of city life recall Marjorie Hart's Summer at Tiffany... Together, Koppel and Florence take readers through a world dizzy with new ideas, rhythms and inventions." -- BookPage "After a front-page story appeared in the New York Times Sunday City section, interest in Florence's fascinating story prompted the author to write a full-length book that works as both a biography and a spellbinding glimpse into a vanished era." -- Booklist "Koppel's love of New York is obvious in the details she draws from Florence's diary, which show how the city has changed in ways both big and small. An entertaining and enjoyable work." -- Library Journal "In The Red Leather Diary, Lily Koppel finds an old journal in a Dumpster, gets lost in its rich take on 1930s New York and, improbably, tracks down the now-90-year-old woman whose life--real and imagined--fills its worn pages." -- Reader's Digest (Editors' Choice) "New York Times writer Lily Koppel's The Red Leather Diary melds three life-affirming subjects--Florence Wolfson's journal of life in 1930s Manhattan, Koppel's discovery of it in a Dumpster decades later, and the meeting of the two women--into one enchanting memoir." -- Elle "Sparked by a felicitous discovery in an Upper West Side dumpster, New York Times writer Lily Koppel spins an enthralling true fairy tale about a Depression-era ingénue." -- Vogue "Combining the diary entries as well as Kopple's intimate interviews with Howitt, the book paints a glamorous and poetic picture of what life was like for a young woman of that era whose love of exploration, writing, music, and theater put her at odds with her mother's hopes for her future. . . . THE RED LEATHER DIARY reinforces the lesson that it's never too late to forge new relationships, or simply regain your easily forgotten teenage ambitions." -- Ladies' Home Journal "A window into a fascinating and privileged world. . . . Rewarding." -- Publishers Weekly "A fascinating book--inventive and inspiring." -- Erica Jong, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fear of Flying "Mesmerizing. Koppel evokes 1930s Manhattan nicely, but it's Wolfson herself who makes the book remarkable. For readers whose experience of the Deco era is limited to movies starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, the story of the free-spirited Wolfson may read like a trial run for the sexual revolution of the 1960s." -- Richmond Times-Dispatch, Koppel's love of New York is obvious in the details she draws from Florence's diary, which show how the city has changed in ways both big and small. An entertaining and enjoyable work., Skillful reporting, fine prose and [an] excellent eye for period detail. . . . A story about not one but two lovable characters--and the city that brought them together., Mesmerizing. Koppel evokes 1930s Manhattan nicely, but it's Wolfson herself who makes the book remarkable. For readers whose experience of the Deco era is limited to movies starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, the story of the free-spirited Wolfson may read like a trial run for the sexual revolution of the 1960s., Sparked by a felicitous discovery in an Upper West Side dumpster, New York Times writer Lily Koppel spins an enthralling true fairy tale about a Depression-era ingénue., New York Times writer Lily Koppel's The Red Leather Diary melds three life-affirming subjects-Florence Wolfson's journal of life in 1930s Manhattan, Koppel's discovery of it in a Dumpster decades later, and the meeting of the two women-into one enchanting memoir., After a front-page story appeared in the New York Times Sunday City section, interest in Florence's fascinating story prompted the author to write a full-length book that works as both a biography and a spellbinding glimpse into a vanished era., In The Red Leather Diary, Lily Koppel finds an old journal in a Dumpster, gets lost in its rich take on 1930s New York and, improbably, tracks down the now-90-year-old woman whose life—real and imagined—fills its worn pages., Skillful reporting, fine prose and [an] excellent eye for period detail. . . . A story about not one but two lovable characters-and the city that brought them together., In The Red Leather Diary, Lily Koppel finds an old journal in a Dumpster, gets lost in its rich take on 1930s New York and, improbably, tracks down the now-90-year-old woman whose life--real and imagined--fills its worn pages., Skillful reporting, fine prose and [an] excellent eye for period detail. . . . A story about not one but two lovable characters—and the city that brought them together., Offers a glimpse of a bygone era in Manhattan--all the lovelier because Koppel was able to track down the writer, now a glamorous-looking Connecticut resident in her 90s., Sparked by a felicitous discovery in an Upper West Side dumpster, New York Times writer Lily Koppel spins an enthralling true fairy tale about a Depression-era ingnue., Florence's life reads like E.L. Doctorow's Ragtime in places, with all the famous paths crossed and situations experienced; while descriptions of city life recall Marjorie Hart's Summer at Tiffany... Together, Koppel and Florence take readers through a world dizzy with new ideas, rhythms and inventions., New York Times writer Lily Koppel's The Red Leather Diary melds three life-affirming subjects—Florence Wolfson's journal of life in 1930s Manhattan, Koppel's discovery of it in a Dumpster decades later, and the meeting of the two women—into one enchanting memoir., New York Times writer Lily Koppel's The Red Leather Diary melds three life-affirming subjects--Florence Wolfson's journal of life in 1930s Manhattan, Koppel's discovery of it in a Dumpster decades later, and the meeting of the two women--into one enchanting memoir., Combining the diary entries as well as Kopple's intimate interviews with Howitt, the book paints a glamorous and poetic picture of what life was like for a young woman of that era whose love of exploration, writing, music, and theater put her at odds with her mother's hopes for her future. . . . THE RED LEATHER DIARY reinforces the lesson that it's never too late to forge new relationships, or simply regain your easily forgotten teenage ambitions., In The Red Leather Diary, Lily Koppel finds an old journal in a Dumpster, gets lost in its rich take on 1930s New York and, improbably, tracks down the now-90-year-old woman whose life-real and imagined-fills its worn pages., [An] amazing story. . . . A highbrow fairy tale. . . . Much of the book's emotional power derives from the drama of an old woman reclaiming a past that was almost lost to her. . . . Koppel writes with flair.
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Synopsis
For more than half a century, the red leather diary languished inside a steamer trunk. Rescued from a Dumpster on Manhattan's Upper West Side, it found its way to Lily Koppel, a young writer, who opened its tarnished brass lock and journeyed into an enthralling past. The diary painted a breathtaking portrait of a bygone New York--of glamorous nights at El Morocco and elegant teas at Schrafft's during the 1920s and '30s--and of the headstrong, endearing teenager who filled its pages with her hopes, heartaches, and vivid recollections. Intrigued, Koppel followed her only clue, a frontispiece inscription, to its now ninety-year-old owner, Florence Wolfson, and was enchanted as Florence, reunited with her diary, rediscovered a lost younger self burning with artistic fervor. Joining intimate interviews with original diary entries, The Red Leather Diary re-creates the romance and promise of a remarkable era and brings to life the true story of a daring, precocious young dreamer., "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., For more than half a century, the red leather diary languished inside a steamer trunk. Rescued from a Dumpster on Manhattan's Upper West Side, it found its way to Lily Koppel, a young writer, who opened its tarnished brass lock and journeyed into an enthralling past. The diary painted a breathtaking portrait of a bygone New York-of glamorous nights at El Morocco and elegant teas at Schrafft's during the 1920s and '30s-and of the headstrong, endearing teenager who filled its pages with her hopes, heartaches, and vivid recollections. Intrigued, Koppel followed her only clue, a frontispiece inscription, to its now ninety-year-old owner, Florence Wolfson, and was enchanted as Florence, reunited with her diary, rediscovered a lost younger self burning with artistic fervor. Joining intimate interviews with original diary entries, The Red Leather Diary re-creates the romance and promise of a remarkable era and brings to life the true story of a daring, precocious young dreamer.
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