The Red Leather Diary: Reclaiming a Life Through the Pages of a Lost Journal (Hardcover) by Lily Koppel

from etxgardener

In 2003, Lily Koppel, a young reporter for the New York Times came upon a dumpster of old trunks outside her building on the upper West side. The building, needing storage space was throwing away unclaimed items. Intrigued, Ms. Koppel scavenged and found a coat from Bergdorf Goodman, several piec...

from taramatchi

I have to say this book disappointed me. I guess I just expected a different story that I got. I thought it was an interesting look at the people of the 1920's and the girl/woman who wrote the diary was very interesting. I think it blew my stereotypes of what women were like in the 1920's. I gues...

from triscuit

There is something fascinating about discovering old rtefacts and finding out the romantic story behind them. And the person who wrote this diary was extraordinary but she was also a spoiled privileged girl with that superior attitude of youth that makes it difficult to like her. In a way, a bit ...

from Kasthu

In 2003, a young journalist for the New York Times named Lily Koppel discovers the diary of Florence Wolfson, age 14, in a discarded steamer trunk on the Upper West Side. Investigation leads her to find out that Florence is still living. Upon visiting the 90-year-old, Florence tells Lily her stor...

from sriemann

This was a nice read. I loved all the details about 20's-30's Manhattan that make reading the book seem like watching a nice classic film on TCM. Florence Wolfson, whose five-year diary is that of the title, is quite a character - her teenage years are fascinating. The author contacted her throug...