Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Book Review - Enchantment: The Life of Audrey Hepburn

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Donald Spoto as once again done a great job of connecting you to an amazing and inspiring person

Enchantment: The Life of Audrey Hepburn by Donald Spoto, published by Random House Inc., in 2006.


Donald Spoto is a professional American biographer who has written more then 20 books on several famous figures, such as Marilyn Monroe, Alfred Hitchcock, James Dean and Grace Kelly. He has also written biographies on religious figures like Jesus, and Saint Francis of Assisi.
Enchantment: The Life of Audrey Hepburn tells the story of her life from the very beginning, from her childhood years in Nazi-controlled Holland to her final years working for UNICEF.

The book describes all details, personal and professional and includes many quotes and photos. The photos included are from her childhood to the end of her life, showing you how she changed, and the quotes give you an inside look at her feelings.

When I read this book I felt more connected to Audrey and learned about her life that was not part of her career.The book is informative and useful to anyone needing it for research but is enjoying to read for fun. It is around 300 pages long, so it is a long read but it is very well written so it does not seem to stretch on forever.

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