Rating: 4/5
Review: I didn't realize just how much I actually didn't know about Audrey Hepburn. I knew that she was a superb actress, a humanitarian, and that she was a loving person. That's all, though. This woman has been through a lot. Just the section about her childhood was enough to amaze me. Another thing I didn't know was that Cary Grant was supposed to play the older brother in Sabrina. Oh my gosh, that movie would have been so much better if he had actually taken that role. I founf out a lot of things like that. If you love classic movies, and if you particulary enjoy Audrey Hepburn, than you should most certainly read this book.
Book Description:Her name is synonymous with elegance, style and grace. Over the course of her extraordinary life and career, Audrey Hepburn captured hearts around the world and created a public image that stands as one of the most recognizable and beloved in recent memory. But despite her international fame and her tireless efforts on behalf of UNICEF, Audrey was also known for her intense privacy. With unprecedented access to studio archives, friends and colleagues who knew and loved Audrey, bestselling author Donald Spoto provides an intimate and moving account of this beautiful, elusive and talented woman.Tracing her astonishing rise to stardom, from her harrowing childhood in Nazi-controlled Holland during World War II to her years as a struggling ballet dancer in London and her Tony Award–winning Broadway debut in Gigi, Spoto illuminates the origins of Audrey’s tenacious spirit and fiercely passionate nature.
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