The Secret Life Of Marilyn Monroe

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 2009
Edition: First Edition

Description: 560 pages. Book is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear present, but still a presentable copy.

Publishers Description: This is the definitive biography of the most enduring icon in popular culture. Beautiful, damaged, the ultimate sex symbol, publicly celebrated, privately unhappy - Marilyn Monroes tumultuous life and untimely death continue to fascinate us. When Marilyn Monroe became famous in the 1950s, the world was told that her mother was either dead or simply not a part of her life. However, that was not true. In fact, her mentally ill mother was very much present in Marilyns world and the complex family dynamic that unfolded behind the scenes is a story that has never been told - until now. In this groundbreaking book, Taraborrelli draws complex and sympathetic portraits of the women so influential in the actress life, including her mother, her foster mother and her legal guardian. He also reveals, for the first time, the shocking scope of Marilyns own mental illness, the identity of Marilyns father and the half-brother she never knew, and new information about her relationship with the Kennedys - Bobby, Jack and Pat Lawford Kennedy. Explosive, revelatory and surprisingly moving, this is the final word on the life of one of the most fascinating and elusive icons of the twentieth century.

ISBN: 9780283071003