Marilyn And Her Books
The Literary Life of Marilyn Monroe
$31.19
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
4 May 2026
Summary
Timed to the 100th birthday of Marilyn Monroe, and with the full cooperation of the Monroe estate, comes an investigation into the literary life of the iconic actress, from the author of THREE-MARTINI AFTERNOONS AT THE RITZ and DOROTHY PARKER IN HOLLYWOOD.
Far from the spotlights of the Hollywood film sets and the flashbulbs of the press, Marilyn Monroe was a great reader and lover of books. And her association with writers did not stop at reading their words on the page. She was, of …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472161062 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472161068 |
| Author: | Gail Crowther |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Corsair |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 4 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 442g |
| Dimensions: | 29mm x 234mm x 153mm |
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‘No woman was more patronized and demeaned than Marilyn Monroe. With wit, warmth and scholarly empathy, Gail Crowther’s wonderful book reconstructs not just her library, but her life. Marilyn and Her Books is both a penetrating analysis of her literary compulsions and a kind of Lynchian diorama: a shimmering, unsettling portrait which reminds us that reading, like Hollywood, is a dream-state. Just when we thought we could not love Marilyn more, Crowther deepens and complicates our devotion, allowing us to see her clearly at last - and lay her to rest with the respect she has always deserved. I loved it’ * John O’Connell, author of Bowie’s Books: The Hundred Literary Heroes Who Changed His Life *
About The Author
Gail Crowther
Crowther is a writer, researcher, and academic. She is the author of Dorothy Parker in Hollywood, Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz: The Rebellion of Sylvia Plath & Anne Sexton, The Haunted Reader & Sylvia Plath, and the coauthor of Sylvia Plath in Devon: A Year’s Turning and These Ghostly Archives: The Unearthing of Sylvia Plath. Gail divides her time between the North of England and London. As a feminist vegan, she engages with politics concerning gender, power, and animal rights.
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