"A bonbon of a book . as well tailored as the little black dress the movie made famous." -- Janet Maslin, New York Times "Anyone even slightly interested in Capote/Hepburn/Breakfast at Tiffany''s will delight in [Wasson''s] account." -- USA Today "So smart and entertaining it should come with its own popcorn." -- People "This splendid new book is more than a mere ''making-of'' chronicle. Wasson has pulled it off with verve, intelligence, and a consistent ring of truth.compulsively readable. Fifth Avenue, 5 A.
M. is both enjoyable and informative: everything a film book ought to be." -- Leonard Maltin, author of Leonard Maltin''s 151 Best Movies You''ve Never Seen "A fascination with fascination is one way of describing Wasson''s interest in a film that not only captures the sedate elegance of a New York long gone, but that continues to entrance as a love story, a style manifesto, and a way to live." -- New York magazine "Crammed with irresistible tidbits.[Wasson''s] book winds up as well-tailored as the kind of little black dress that Breakfast at Tiffany''s made famous." -- New York Times "Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. offers lots of savory tidbits [from the making of Breakfast at Tiffany''s].
Mr. Wasson brings a lively and impudent approach to his subject." -- Wall Street Journal "Sam Wasson is a fabulous social historian. [Fifth Avenue, 5 AM] is as melancholy and glittering as Capote''s story of Holly Golightly." -- The New Yorker "A brilliant chronicle of the creation of Breakfast at Tiffany''s. Wasson has woven the whole so deftly that it reads like a compulsively page-turning novel. This is a memorable achievement." -- Peter Bogdanovich "Wasson''s story is part encyclopedia, part valentine, and worth reading just to find out what exactly went into making the amazing party scene.
" -- The Huffington Post "Wasson offers enough drama to occupy anyone for days.The whole thing reads like a cool sip of water." -- Daily News "Reads like carefully crafted fiction.[Wasson] carries the reader from pre-production to on-set feuds and conflicts, while also noting Hepburn''s impact on fashion (Givenchy''s little black dress), Hollywood glamour, sexual politics, and the new morality. Capote would have been entranced." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A breezy tale of dresses and breakfast pastries, this is not. The subtexts of Breakfast at Tiffany''s--materialism, sexual freedom--were decidedly more complicated." -- Women''s Wear Daily "Rich in incident and set among the glitterati of America''s most glamorous era, the book reads like a novel.
[Wasson] has assembled a sparkling time capsule of old Hollywood magic and mythmaking." -- Kirkus Reviews "The anecdotes are numerous and deftly told. This well-researched, entertaining page-turner should appeal to a broad audience, particularly those who enjoy film history that focuses on the human factors involved in the creative process while also drawing on larger social and cultural contexts." -- Library Journal "Reading a book about a movie is seldom as entertaining as watching the film, but Wasson''s is the rare exception." -- Christian Science Monitor "[We] couldn''t put down Sam Wasson''s new book, Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. Along with juicy film gossip, the book offers behind-the-scenes insight on how Hepburn and designer Hubert de Givenchy created Holly Golightly''s iconic style." -- AOL Stylelist "Sam Wasson''s exquisite portrait of Audrey Hepburn peels backs her sweet facade to reveal a much more complicated and interesting woman.
He also captures a fascinating turning point in American history-- when women started to loosen their pearls, and their inhibitions. I devoured this book." -- Karen Abbott, author of Sin in the Second City "Audrey Hepburn dances through the pages of Sammy Wasson''s portrait of a movie and a little black dress that were game changers at the dawn of the sixties. Both juicy and informative, Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. provides the inside story while giving Hepburn her due as a true modern original." -- Molly Haskell, author of Frankly, My Dear: Gone with the Wind Revisited.