by Ellen Erwin, Jessica Z. Diamond
Foreword by Sean Hepburn Ferrer

Atria Books
8 l/2 x 12, 192 pages

ISBN-13: 9780743289863

$49.95 hardcover
Plus shipping & handling

by Sean Hepburn Ferrer

Hardback, author autographed copy, approximately 235 pages.

Book Publish Date:
October 2003

Price: $29.95

With a Foreword by her son, Sean Hepburn Ferrer, The Audrey Hepburn Treasures is a scrapbook style collection of never-before seen photographs, removable replicas of rare memorabilia, and memories from Audrey’s family and closest friends.

The uncommon combination of Audrey’s own words, more than 200 full-color and black and white images selected directly from the Hepburn Estate, and facsimilie reproductions of charming mementos tucked into glassine envelopes makes this lavishly illustrated keepsake a welcoming window into the life and legend of one of history’s brightest and most beloved stars.

To date, The Audrey Hepburn Treasures is being published in: U.S., England, France, Germany, Italy, Australia and Japan. Release date October 2006.

In the first insider portrait of Audrey Hepburn, Sean Hepburn Ferrer offers an intimate glimpse into the life of Hollywood's most celebrated actress. In this emotional and candid memoir, Sean tells his mother's remarkable story, from her childhood in war-torn Holland to the height of her fame to her autumn years far from the camera and the crush of the paparazzi. It is a rare look at Audrey not from the photographer's lens, but through the eyes of the son who adored her.

Audrey Hepburn, An Elegant Spirit features nearly three hundred photographs, documents and artwork by Audrey herself, many of which have previously been unavailable. In this unprecedented memoir, Sean Hepburn Ferrer remembers the actress the world adored as only a son can.

More than a Hollywood biography, Audrey Hepburn, An Elegant Spirit
is about the relationship between a son and his mother. Sean introduces us to an Audrey who was as profoundly sad as she was beautiful. Helpless to change the cruelties of the world and powerless against her own insecurities, Audrey was a devoted mother to Sean -- "my best friend," he calls her -- and his brother, Luca. And when they were older, they were proud to see their mother use her fame to help the children of the world who were in need. As the spokeswoman for UNICEF, Audrey brought worldwide attention to the tragic lives of millions of impoverished children. And now Sean Hepburn Ferrer continues that work with the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund to which he has donated his proceeds from this book.

To date, Audrey Hepburn, An Elegant Spirit has been published in the U.S., England, France, Germany, Japan, China and will be released in Italy in late October, 2006.