Marilyn Monroe by Barbara Leaming

Marilyn Monroe by Barbara Leaming

Barbara Leaming's Marilyn Monroe is a complex, sympathetic portrait that will forever change the way we view the most enduring icon of America sexuality. To those who think they have heard all there is to hear about Marilyn Monroe, think again. Leaming's book tells a brand-new tale of sexual, psychological, and political intrigue of the highest order. Told for the first time in all its complexity, this is a compelling portrait of a woman at the center of a drama with immensely high stakes, a drama in which the other players are some of the most fascinating characters from the worlds of movies, theater, and politics. It is a book that shines a bright light on one of the most tumultuous, frightening, and exciting periods in American culture.
Basing her research on new interviews and on thousands of primary documents--including revealing letters by Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan, John Huston, Laurence Olivier, Tennessee Williams, Darryl Zanuck, Marilyn's psychiatrist Dr. Ralph Greenson, and many others--Leaming has reconstructed the tangle of betrayal in Marilyn's life. For the first time, a master storyteller has put together all of the pieces and told Marilyn's story with the intensity and drama it so richly deserves.
At the heart of this book is a sexual triangle and a riveting story that has never been told before. You will come away filled with new respect for Marilyn's incredible courage, dignity, and loyalty, and an overwhelming sense of tragedy after witnessing Marilyn, powerless to overcome her demons, move inexorably to her own final, terrible betrayal of herself.
Marilyn Monroe is a book that will make you think--and will break your heart.

Barbara Leaming is the author of three New York Times bestsellers, including Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, which was published recently. The International Churchill Centre awarded Leaming's book Churchill Defiant The Emery Reves Award. Jack Kennedy: The Education of a Statesman, her trailblazing biography of America's 35th President, was the first to demonstrate the lifelong effect of British history and culture, particularly Winston Churchill, on JFK. Her work has appeared in publications such as the New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, the Times of London, and others.

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ISBN 13	9780609805534
ISBN 10	0609805533
Title	Marilyn Monroe
Author	Barbara Leaming
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Year published	2000-02-29
Number of pages	512
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.