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If someone
were to ask you
What was the
best summer of
your life?
Could you unlock
that memory?
Was it this summer
last summer
ten summers before
or longer....?
Perhaps your best
summer is
yet
to
be?
This summer I
read the delightful
memoir by
Marjorie Hart,
Summer At Tiffany.
Summer At Tiffany
tells the story
of two Iowa sorority
sisters and best friends,
Marjorie and Marty,
who jump on a
train with dreams
of living and working in
New York City.....
during the WWII summer
of 1945.
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| M and M |
Although they
plan to land jobs
at one of the big
department stores,
through a twist of events,
they are hired by
Tiffany and Company
as pages and
become the first
women ~ ever ~
to work on the
sales floor at this
venerable retail
establishment.
They have adventures...
From night clubs
to the Automat ~
celebrity sightings
at Tiffany to
dating dashing
midshipman....
Celebrating V-J
Day in Times Square
to the sheer magic
of being young
and single and
full of energy in
the Big Apple.
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| Marjorie Hart 1945 |
At the very
very end of the book,
after the
epilogue and interview,
Harper Collins
{the publisher}
asks readers to
to share memories
of the best summer
of their lives via e-mail.
So.....
I did.
Imagine my
surprise when
the author,
Marjorie Hart
herself, wrote me
back. Little old me!
She liked my story
and wanted to send
me a signed copy
of this lovely book.
And.....
she did.
The uber-talented
Marjorie Hart wrote
SAT over a period
of ten years, taking
writing breaks along
the way. Originally
written for her
grandchildren, the story
was discovered by an
grandchildren, the story
was discovered by an
editor in 2005 and
published in 2007.
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| Marjorie today |
But, writing was not
Ms. Hart's first love ~
it was music. An accomplished
cellist, she played professionally
cellist, she played professionally
with operas, symphonies and
classic musicians of the 1950's,
like Peggy Lee, Nat King Cole,
Liberace and Sammy Davis Jr.
Liberace and Sammy Davis Jr.
As a young mother of
four, she earned her masters in
music in 1965 from San Diego State
music in 1965 from San Diego State
University, joining the music faculty.
Marjorie retired on her
birthday in 1993 as professor
emerita after serving 15
years as the Department of
Fine Arts chairperson.
Marjorie retired on her
birthday in 1993 as professor
emerita after serving 15
years as the Department of
Fine Arts chairperson.
Although retired from
professional cello performing
in 2004 she still plays
three to four times a week
with several string quartets.
with several string quartets.
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| Marjorie and family after her retirement birthday concert |
Widowed in 1981, Marjorie
married again in 1986.
With her second husband,
Peter, she is a grandmother to
nine and step-grandmother
to five.
Did I mention that she
has a MySpace page?
Did I mention that
she is
86?!
Which means she
had her first book published
at age 83 : )
The July day I
found my own copy
in the mailbox,
in the mailbox,
wrapped and addressed
by Marjorie herself,
I nearly floated back
into the house.
Inside, this is
what she'd written.....
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| To Suzanne: Treasure all of your summers! |
So,
do you remember
the best summer
of your life?
It would be
such a gift
if you'd share
it
with
me.
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2-7, 9-11,12-14 my space
13, 16 flickr {click for attribution}
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