On Audrey Hepburn

A truly delightful, insightful, and eloquently written exploration of a star whose complexity, talent, and dynamism as a performer are finally given their due. Like the charming and elegant Hepburn herself, Steven Cohan's Audrey compels our attention. * Julie Grossman, author of The Femme Fatale * Steven Cohan's absorbing take on Audrey Hepburn moves beyond the little black dress to her rich and wide-ranging career, rediscovering the star as a highly skilled, culturally significant actress. A fascinating journey through the impact of voice and body on Hepburn's performances, and characters who use fashion to transform themselves and their worlds, Cohan's book is as endlessly surprising as the complex vision of modern femininity Hepburn imprinted on the screen. * Karen McNally, author of When Frankie Went to Hollywood: Frank Sinatra and American Male Identity and The Stardom Film: Creating the Hollywood Fairy Tale * Steven Cohan's insightful and personal reassessment of Audrey Hepburn asks us to think anew not only about her stardom and performances but also about how we approach the study of stars more generally. This is a pleasurable and a provocative guide to the career of one of Hollywood's most iconic stars. * Kristen Hatch, author of Shirley Temple and the Performance of Girlhood * Though his analyses are often bogged down by dense passages of summary, he does add a fresh perspective on Hepburn's acting, arguing that it 'now speaks to those contemporary viewers like me, who understand the artifice of genders, how masculinity and femininity are neither monolithic nor organic but are cultural constructs and performances.' * Kirkus *