Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. is the first ever complete account of the making of Breakfast at Tiffany’s. With a cast of characters including Truman Capote, Edith Head, director Blake Edwards, and, of course, Hepburn herself, Wasson immerses us in the America of the late fifties, before Woodstock and birth control, when a not-so-virginal girl by the name of Holly Golightly raised eyebrows across the nation, changing fashion, film, and sex, for good. With delicious prose and considerable wit, Breakfast at Tiffany's is presented as we have never seen it before—through the eyes of those who made it.

Audrey Hepburn was a ballet dancer but never danced in a ballet. She made more money than any other movie actress, but never studied acting. The world loved her but she was not always happy. The warm face she showed to the world hid the sadness she often felt inside. The star of 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' and many other films, Audrey Hepburn became one of the most famous women in the world. This is her story.