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Kelly Bag

This is purse made by Hermes starting back in the 1950s and was made popular by Grace Kelly.

The Gourmet Cookbook

This book, compiled by the editors of Gourmet magazine starting in the 1950's, is given to Nora by her mother in 1962.

The Flavour of France Cookbook

This small book was given to Nora by her friend Jane and Nora uses it most during her first year in New York.

Apthorp

This place is a huge stone apartment building on the corner of Broadway and Seventy-ninth street and was built in 1908 by the Astor family. Nora moves into this building in 1980.

The White House

This is the place where Nora works as an intern, meets President Kennedy, and realizes she may be the only one who works there that he does not hit on.

New York City

This place is a prominent location throughout the book...

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