Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl

By: Renée Rosen

Narrated by: Hillary Huber

It’s 1938, and a young woman selling face cream out of a New York City beauty parlor is determined to prove she can have it all. Her name is Estée Lauder, and she’s about to take the world by storm, in this dazzling new novel from the USA Today bestselling author of The Social Graces and Park Avenue Summer.

In New York City, you can disappear into the crowd. At least that’s what Gloria Downing desperately hopes as she tries to reinvent herself after a devastating family scandal. She’s ready for a total life makeover and a friend she can lean on—and into her path walks a young, idealistic woman named Estée. Their chance encounter will change Gloria’s life forever.

Estée dreams of success and becoming a household name like Elizabeth Arden, Helena Rubinstein, and Revlon. Before Gloria knows it, she is swept up in her new friend’s mission and while Estée rolls up her sleeves, Gloria begins to discover her own talents. After landing a job at Saks Fifth Avenue, New York’s finest luxury department store, Gloria finds her voice, which proves instrumental in opening doors for Estée’s insatiable ambitions.

But in a world unaccustomed to women with power, they’ll each have to pay the price that comes with daring to live life on their own terms and refusing to back down.

Girls with é for the win!

In true Renée Rosen fashion, Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl, about cosmetics queen, Estée Lauder, is another historical fiction winner.

Great story!

Love this story, very interesting and well read by the narrator! Wish I could listen again for the first time :)

Two empowered women

The life of two empowered women in NYC in the 1940s could had been sad but this book brings a story of effort to achieve success with perseverance and glamour.
I enjoyed the day to day stories and the way to tell Estée Lauder’s story from a friend point of view!!!

Great story

Enjoyed the story, the narration and the history. Great for a book club discussion or for a chat with your reading partner.

Great story!

I truly enjoyed every minute of this audiobook and looked forward to listening to it!