Lily Koppel

Lily Koppel The Red Leather Diary: Reclaiming a Life Through the Pages of a Lost Journal Rescued from a dumpster in Manhattan, a discarded diary brings to life the glamorous, forgotten world of an extraordinary young woman. For more than half a century, the red leather diary lay silent. Recovered by Lily Koppel, a young New York Times writer, the journal paints a vivid picture of New York in the '30s—horseback riding in Central Park, summer excursions to the Catskills and an obsession with a famous avantgarde actress. Compelled by the hopes and heartaches captured in the pages, Koppel sets out to find the diary's owner, her only clue the inscription on the frontispiece—"This book belongs to Florence Wolfson." JCC Members $8.00 NonMembers $10.00