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NewYorkTimesBestsellerEnterAudreyHepburn’sprivateworldinthisuniqueNewYorkTimesbestsellingbiographycompiledbyhersonthatcombinesrecollections,anecdotes,excerptsfromherpersonalcorrespondence,drawings,andrecipesforherfavoritedisheswritteninherownhand,andmorethan250previouslyunpublishedpersonalfamilyphotographs.AudreyatHomeoffersfansanunprecedentedlookatthelegendarystar,bringingtogetherthevariedaspectsofherlifethroughthefoodsheloved—fromherchildhoodinHollandduringWorldWarII,tohertimeinHollywoodasanactressandinRomeasawifeandmother,toherfinalyearsasaphilanthropisttravelingtheworldforUNICEF.HerearefiftyrecipesthatreflectAudrey’slife,setinthecontextofaspecifictime,includingChocolateCakewithWhippedCream—acelebrationofliberationinHollandattheendofthewar;PenneallaVodka—afavoritehome-away-from-homedishinHollywood;Turkish-styleSeaBass—herromancewithandsubsequentmarriagetoAndreaDotti;BoeufàlaCuillère—Givenchy’sfavoritedish,whichshe’dpreparewhenhe’dvisitherinSwitzerland;andMousseauChocolat—dinnerattheWhiteHouse.Audreyalsolovedthebasics:SpaghettialPomodorowasanall-timefavorite,particularlywhenreturninghomefromhertravels,aswasadishofgoodvanillaicecream.Eachrecipeisaccompaniedbystep-by-stepinstructions,includingvariationsandpreparationtips,anecdotesaboutAudreyandherlife,andapoignantcollectionofphotographsandmemorabilia.AudreyatHomeisapersonalscrapbookofAudrey’sworldandthethingsshelovedbest—herchildren,herfriends,herpets.Itisalifethatunfoldsthroughfood,photographs,andintimatevignettesinasophisticatedandlovelybookthatisamustforAudreyHepburnfansandfoodlovers.