Class is back and so is Audrey Hepburn: A new book, How to be Lovely, presents Audrey Hepburn as a role model for the ages
Audrey Hepburn is in fashion, as always. Published to celebrate her would-be 75th birthday, a new book, How to be Lovely: The Audrey Hepburn Way of Life makes clear that it is her character that will stand the test of time.
(PRWEB) August 18, 2004
“Living is like tearing through a museum. Not until later do you really start absorbing what you saw, thinking about it, looking it up in a book and remembering – because you can’t take it all in at once.”
Audrey Hepburn
How To Be Lovely
The Audrey Hepburn Way of Life
By Melissa Hellstern
While she is best remembered as a screen legend and a fashion icon, Audrey Hepburn was also a woman who survived an absent father, Nazi occupation, public divorce and miscarriages. Not to mention the pressures of fame.
Published to coincide with her would be 75th birthday, HOW TO BE LOVELY: The Audrey Hepburn Way of Life, (New York: Dutton, June, 2004) makes clear that through it all, it is her character that is sure to stand the test of time. Audrey Hepburn perfected the art of gracious living.
Based on five years of research, HOW TO BE LOVELY revisits the many interviews of Hepburn so that readers can hear her voice directly on universal topics of concern to women the world over – careers, love lives, motherhood, and relationships. More philosophy than biography, HOW TO BE LOVELY uncovers the real Audrey, in her own words, providing a rare glimpse into the women behind the mystique and illuminating her as a relevant role model for women today.
Hellstern showcases AudreyÂ’s thoughts on:
The importance of attitude
The meaning of success
The subtle art of flirting
The challenges of family and love relationships
The balance between career and motherhood
The beauty and health tips that kept Audrey “lovely”
The appeal of laughter
And the meaning of life according to Audrey
An award-winning writer, Chicago author Hellstern has shared her thoughts on Audrey Hepburn in Ocean Drive magazine, Pages Magazine, CS Magazine, The Chicago Sun Times, The Chicago Tribune and on WTTW-TV (PBS), WLS-TV (ABC-7), WGN Radio and Radio New Zealand, among others.
While she would be the last to say so, Audrey Hepburn was an expert in the art of being a woman. Through Melissa Hellstern, HOW TO BE LOVELY imparts whatever wisdom and insights Hepburn found along the way to the millions who grew up, or will grow up, wanting to be just like her.
Enhanced by rarely seen photographs, behind the scenes stories and the friends who knew her well, HOW TO BE LOVELY offers a rare glimpse into the woman behind the mystique and the definitive guide to living genuinely with glamour and grace.
$17.95
ISBN 0-525-94823-6
Dutton Books, A member of Penguin Group (USA) 375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014
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