Bringing Home the Birkin: My Life in Hot Pursuit of the World's Most Coveted Handbag[A] memoir of . . . madcap travels, triumphs and humiliations. [Tonello] peels back the layers of pretension at the eminent design house. . . . Anyone whos ever stepped into a luxury boutique and felt the sting of the doormans disapproval will find a hero in Tonello. Miami Herald The hilarious, whirlwind account of an insiders years spent globe trotting in search of the handbag called a better investment than gold: the Birkin. With a life that reads

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