{"product_id":"9780062190703","title":"The Red Leather Diary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A world straight from the pages of an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel. . . . An extraordinary story about coming of age, following your dreams and discovering (or rediscovering) who you are, were and want to be.” — \u003cem\u003eParade\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRescued from a Dumpster on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, a discarded diary brings to life the glamorous, forgotten world of an extraordinary young woman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpening the tarnished brass lock of a red leather diary found in the basement of a New York City apartment building, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e writer Lily Koppel embarked on a journey into the past. Compelled by the hopes and heartaches captured in the pages, Koppel set out to find the diary’s owner, a 90-year old woman named Florence. Eventually reunited with her diary, Florence ventured back to the girl she once was, rediscovering a lost self that burned with artistic fervor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoining intimate interviews with original diary entries, \u003cem\u003eThe Red Leather Diary\u003c\/em\u003e is an evocative and entrancing work that recreates the romance and glitter, sophistication and promise, of 1930s New York, bringing to life the true story of a precocious young woman who dared to follow her dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lily Koppel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46899439599765,"sku":"9780062190703","price":35.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780062190703_32a111c9-16bd-4aa2-9675-5bbed8ac64e1.jpg?v=1776888181","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780062190703","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}