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The Many Lives Of Marilyn Monroe, January 2006
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THE MANY LIVES OF MARILYN MONROE
By: Sarah Churchwell

Picador
January 2006
On Sale: December 27, 2005
384 pages
ISBN: 0312425651
EAN: 9780312425654
Paperback
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Non-Fiction

There are many Marilyns: sex goddess and innocent child, crafty manipulator and dumb blonde, liberated woman and tragic loner. The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe reviews the unreliable and unverifiable--but highly significant--stories that have framed this Hollywood legend, all the while revealing the meanings behind the American myths that have made Marilyn what she is today.

In incisive and passionate prose, cultural critic Sarah Churchwell uncovers the shame, belittlement, and anxiety that we bring to the story of a woman we supposedly adore and, in the process, rescues a Marilyn Monroe who is far more complicated and credible than the one we think we know.

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