The only thing I knew about Breakfast at Tiffany's is the iconic image of Audrey Hepburn in her lovely LBD and dark oversized sunglasses. Not at all indicative of what's to follow in the actual book. It was much more scandalous than I expected with some truly beautiful and affecting prose. Incongruous? Yes. But it works! 
 (view spoiler)[Holly Golightly is glamorous, mysterious, worldly and absolutely, thoroughly alone. Most of her life is a lie she lives to escape her childhood as Lulamae Barnes from Tulip, TX, dirt poor and a former child bride. The only person she truly loves is her mentally impaired older brother Fred, who loses his life while serving in the army. But she had left him years ago, presumably to escape a life she hated or to pursue bigger dreams. (hide spoiler)] 
 This is an extremely slim novel, under 100 pages, but Capote makes every line count. Along with some lovely prose and a few lines that sizzle off the page, the portraits that he gives of Holly are rich with conjecture for the reader and ultimately heartbreaking.