When I started acting I didn’t have a method, on set and on stage. I just pretended to be someone else, like little girls can do for fun. And I won an Oscar!” – Audrey Hepburn
I knew of Audrey Hepburn as a UNICEF ambassador more than as an actress when she first came on my radar. I was a fan of “the other Hepburn” (usually given to Audrey), but (not realizing it was her) enjoyed My Fair Lady. And I’m fairly certain I have never seen another Audrey Hepburn movie. But that did not stop me from wanting to read Audrey Hepburn by Michele Botton and illustrated by Dorilys Giacchetto. Also, translated by Nanette McGuiness.
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Though available as a hardcover graphic novel, I read this via an online reader copy I was sent by the publisher. This did not influence my opinion, since as much as I enjoy being sent review copies, I am always honest in how I like or dislike something. And this is a book I just happened to like. 
If you are looking for a true biography, this is not it. However, if you want a more poetic and slightly romantic look (though not totally sappy) at the woman, through an interpretation of what she might have said, then this is it. It is lovely, hitting the highlights told by people who are fans and hopefully capturing the icon in a more human fashion. 
We see things through the point of view of the actress. We can understand why Hepburn was the way she was: A childhood in the middle of war, an absent father, being young and beautiful and usually never seen beyond that. We see her need for family, husband and a voice. We follow her from the start of her career, with flashbacks to childhood, in a mostly linear movement. We see the hits and misses (a couple movies diverted from her “sweet, fawn-girl persona” and caused a stir in the late 1950s-1960s movie scene). We end on a note where she finds true love, UNICEF and using her voice to help a cause she felt deeply about. And there is even a bit about Hollywood at the time. Famous faces and names pop up, and so does one real life love scene that really takes the innocence out of the girl we think we knew!
The illustrations are sweet, pastel in nature and allow the famous faces to pop up. Unfortunately, sometimes I couldn’t tell Gary Cooper from William Holden, but since the focus is more on her, it isn’t a huge issue. They are well done and capture the spirit of things.
If you are a fan of Hepburn, then this is a must. If you are just a casual fan, this could work as well. Especially as the introduction by her son says, Everyone has their own Aubrey and he is sharing one of them. 