Beauty Mark A Verse Novel of Marilyn Monroe |
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| Author:
| Weatherford, Carole Boston |
| Narrated by:
| Keating, Laura Knight |
| ISBN: | 978-1-7050-1093-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2020 |
| Publisher: | Recorded Books, Inc.
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| Book Format: | Downloadable audio file |
| List Price: | USD $42.00 |
Book Description:
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Before she was Marilyn Monroe--Hollywood icon, blond bombshell, and easily one of the most recognizable faces of the twentieth century--she was Norma Jeane, a young woman whose early life was filled with traumatic experiences: fosterhomes, loneliness, sexual abuse, and teen marriage. Despite all she overcame, her hard-won, meteoric rise to stardom wasbesieged by exploitation, pill dependency, and depression, eventually culminating in her tragic death at the age of thirty-six.In a story...
More DescriptionBefore she was Marilyn Monroe--Hollywood icon, blond bombshell, and easily one of the most recognizable faces of the twentieth century--she was Norma Jeane, a young woman whose early life was filled with traumatic experiences: fosterhomes, loneliness, sexual abuse, and teen marriage. Despite all she overcame, her hard-won, meteoric rise to stardom wasbesieged by exploitation, pill dependency, and depression, eventually culminating in her tragic death at the age of thirty-six.In a story at once riveting, moving, and unflinching, Carole Boston Weatherford tells a tale of extraordinary pain andmoments of unexpected grace, of gumption and perseverance, and of the inexorable power of pursuing one's dreams.