How to Be Lovely: The Audrey Hepburn Way of Life »

An avid Audrey Hepburn fan, Melissa Hellstern is a freelance writer living in Chicago. How to Be Lovely is her first book of this kind.

On many occasions, she was approached to pen her autobiography, the definitive book of Audrey Hepburn, yet she never agreed. A beloved icon who found success as an actress, a mother and an humanitarian, Audrey Hepburn perfected the art of gracious living.

More philosophy than biography, How to Be Lovely revisits the many interviews Audrey gave over the years, allowing us to hear her voice directly on universal topics of concern to women the world over: careers, love lives, motherhood and relationships. Enhanced by rarely seen photographs, behind-the-scenes stories, and insights from the friends who knew her well, How to Be Lovely uncovers the real Audrey, in her own words.

While she would have been the last to say so, Audrey Hepburn was an expert in the art of being a woman. How to Be Lovely imparts whatever wisdom and insight she found along the way to the millions who grew up, or will grow up, wanting to be just like her.

Published to coincide with Audrey Hepburn s would-be seventy-fifth birthday, How to Be Lovely offers a rare glimpse into the woman behind the mystique and the definitive guide to living genuinely with glamour and grace.

Contents

introduction ix one Happiness How to Find Your Bliss 1
two Success How to make your mark 23
three Health How to be beautiful 47
four Love How to get what you deserve 69
five Family How to nurture those you love 89
six Friendship How to build relationships for life 103
seven Fulfillment How to make the most of it 119
eight Style How to be an icon 143
nine Fame How to handle celebrity 161
ten Humanity How to change the world 173

Continue the legacy 189
Acknowledgments 190
Sources 191
Photo credits 195