For more than half a century, the red Leather diary languished inside a steamer trunk.
The diary painted a breathtaking portrait of a bygone New York--of glamorous nights at El Morocco and elegant teas at Schrafft\'s during the 1920s and \'30s--and of the headstrong, endearing teenager who filled its Pages with her h.
Rescued from a Dumpster on Manhattan\'s Upper West Side, it found its way to Lily Koppel, a young writer, who opened its tarnished brass lock and journeyed into an enthralling past.
For more than half a century, the red Leather diary languished inside a steamer trunk