Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn, slim, dark, almost waif-like, was a star in an age that favoured well-upholstered blondes; her vitality, innocence and beguiling eyes overrode contemporary conventions of beauty and transported her to the top of Hollywood's tree.

This comprehensive biography gives an all-encompassing insight into her early life as the daughter of an estranged Dutch baroness and her Anglo-Irish wastrel husband, including the time spent running errands for the Dutch resistance movement during WWII. It charts her attempts to succeed as a ballerina before being catapulted from the chorus line to Hollywood stardom and the role of Gigi on Broadway.