The Last Year In the Life of Marilyn Monroe, A Hidden History - Volume 1 (The Last Year In the Life of Marilyn Monroe, The Hidden History, Volume 1)
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The Last Year In the Life of Marilyn Monroe, A Hidden History - Volume 1 (The Last Year In the Life of Marilyn Monroe, The Hidden History, Volume 1)
"Giving voice to public icons is no easy task, but O'Melveny's lines ring true, lending an air of credibility to every word spoken. This enjoyable ... story will leave readers wanting to know more as they consider the line between fact and fiction."Â Kirkus ReviewsÂ
"The Last Year in the Life of Marilyn Monroe, A Hidden History" is the imagined details of the last days of the American icon, Marilyn Monroe. Historically researched and vetted by author, Don O'Melveny--this is the first in a three volume series that spans the shattering era that began in Los Angeles in 1961 and ended in Dallas in 1963. O'Melveny threads sensational history, biography and mystery together, answering the questions Marilyn's fans have asked for decades.
The death of Marilyn Monroe has never ceased to haunt the American psyche. The last year of her whirlwind life she was deeply enmeshed in the lives of some of the world's most powerful men. Her own narrative became tangled in her paramours ambition, greed, betrayal, espionage and all-consuming drive for political-power. Read this intimate account of "The Naked Sessions" with George Cukor, stand trembling beside her backstage before she sings, "Happy Birthday Mr. President", learn what she was thinking after her daily sessions with Dr. Ralph Greesnon, and linger with her poolside at Frank Sinatra's house in Palm Springs. Volume One is just the beginning.
