Synopses & Reviews
A charming guide to finding elegance in every aspect of life, featuring rarely seen photographs and revelations about the actress who perfected gracious living.
Propelled by popular titles such as Swell: A Girls Guide to the Good Life and Three Black Skirts: All You Need to Survive, the decorum category touts plenty of trendy advice. But no one has demonstrated the power of poise as memorably as Audrey Hepburn, whose enchanting essence on and off the screen has easily withstood the test of time.
Inspired by a beloved icon who balanced sensibility and sex appeal, celebrity and humanitarian efforts with evident ease, How to Be Lovely examines the art of being a woman. More philosophy than biography, Hepburn fans will uncover the deeply thinking, deeply feeling woman who found success on the silver screen, in her own home and in the world at large. Through Hepburns own words from interviews, what her friends said and behind-the-scenes stories, readers will develop a new outlook on their own careers, love lives, families, wardrobes, finances, health concerns, friendships, and the world at large.
Published to coincide with Audrey Hepburns would be 75th birthday, How to Be Lovely features an elegant design worthy of the books namesake. For the millions who continue to delight in Breakfast at Tiffanys, Roman Holiday, and the woman behind them all, this is the guide to living genuinely with glamour and grace.
Review
"You won't be able to finish this simple little book without a tear in your eye and a desire to make your own life more meaningful. Now that is a book worth spending time with." Cleveland Plain Dealer
Synopsis
More philosophy than biography, How to Be Lovely revisits the many interviews Audrey gave over the years, allowing us to hear her voice directly on universal topics of concern to women the world over: careers, love lives, motherhood and relationships. Enhanced by rarely seen photographs, behind-the-scenes stories, and insights from the friends who knew her well, How to Be Lovely uncovers the real Audrey, in her own words.
Synopsis
"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 On many occasions, she was approached to pen her autobiography, the definitive book of Audrey Hepburn, yet she never agreed. A beloved icon who found success as an actress, a mother and an humanitarian, Audrey Hepburn perfected the art of gracious living.
More philosophy than biography, How to Be Lovely revisits the many interviews Audrey gave over the years, allowing us to hear her voice directly on universal topics of concern to women the world over: careers, love lives, motherhood and relationships. Enhanced by rarely seen photographs, behind-the-scenes stories, and insights from the friends who knew her well, How to Be Lovely uncovers the real Audrey, in her own words.
While she would have been the last to say so, Audrey Hepburn was an expert in the art of being a woman. How to Be Lovely imparts whatever wisdom and insight she found along the way to the millions who grew up, or will grow up, wanting to be just like her.
Published to coincide with Audrey Hepburn’s would-be seventy-fifth birthday, 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.
About the Author
An avid Audrey Hepburn fan, Melissa Hellstern is a freelance writer living in Chicago. How to Be Lovely is her first book of this kind.
Table of Contents
Contents
introduction ix
one Happiness
How to Find Your Bliss 1
two Success
How to make your mark 23
three Health
How to be beautiful 47
four Love
How to get what you deserve 69
five Family
How to nurture those you love 89
six Friendship
How to build relationships for life 103
seven Fulfillment
How to make the most of it 119
eight Style
How to be an icon 143
nine Fame
How to handle celebrity 161
ten Humanity
How to change the world 173
Continue the legacy 189
Acknowledgments 190
Sources 191
Photo credits 195