The Audrey Hepburn Estate by Brenda Janowitz
Book Feature - The Audrey Hepburn Estate by Brenda Janowitz
HBL Note: I am so excited to be featuring Brenda Janowitz again. I first featured her with the release of The Grace Kelly Dress, which began what I like to call her “Starlets and the things they own” series. Next came The Liza Taylor Ring and now The Audrey Hepburn Estate (click here to read a preview.) I just can’t get enough of these books - there is just enough of the starlet to make you feel like you’re learning a bit about them but Brenda also weaves in completely fictional characters that you grow to love even more. Kristin Harmel describes it as “A complex family tale of love and deception. Brenda Janowitz always delivers delightfully complicated stories that leave me with tears in my eyes and hope in my heart!” And if you just can’t get enough of Brenda Janowitz, I’m interviewing her for the Best of Women’s Fiction podcast - her episode will air on April 29. Stay tuned!
Book Feature - The Audrey Hepburn Estate by Brenda Janowitz
From the publisher:
When Emma Jansen discovers that the grand Long Island estate where she grew up is set to be demolished, she can't help but return for one last visit. After all, it was a place filled with firsts: learning to ride a bike, sneaking a glass of champagne, falling in love.
But once Emma arrives at the storied mansion, she can't ignore the more complicated memories. Because that's not exactly where Emma grew up. Her mother and father worked for the family that owned the estate, and they lived over the garage like Audrey Hepburn's character in the film Sabrina. Emma never felt fully accepted, except by the family's grandson, Henry—a former love—and by the driver’s son, Leo—her best friend.
As plans for the property are put into motion and the three are together for the first time in over a decade, Emma finds herself caught between two worlds and two loves. And when the house reveals a shattering secret about her own family, she’ll have to decide what kind of life she really wants for herself now and who she wants to be in it.
