The Blonde

Author:   Anna Godbersen ,  Erin Mallon
Publisher:   Audible Studios on Brilliance
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9781511341851


Publication Date:   03 November 2015
Format:   Audio  Audio Format
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It s early spring 1959, and the word desire is synonymous with America s most famous blonde: Marilyn Monroe. She s at the height of her fame, the object of a whole world s worth of want and projection. Being desired is her drug, her kryptonite, the very definition of who she is. It s so much a part of her identity that her own wants and needs have become fleeting at best, as if she s seen herself through others eyes so often that she s forgotten what she looks like through her own. But the deepest needs always surface, and there is one thing Marilyn wishes for beyond all else: to meet her real father. Ten years earlier a man named Alexei Lazarey met Marilyn before she was Marilyn, starving and alone at Schwab s in Los Angeles. Before the day was out, he got her signed to the William Morris Agency and eventually transformed her from a poor, failed actress to America s most famous sex symbol. Now that Marilyn has reached her pinnacle, Alexei comes back for his repayment. When she hesitates, he plays his trump card: Pulling out a photo of her estranged father with a promise to reunite them. The next day, Marilyn s on a plane to Chicago with Alexei s instructions ringing in her ear: John F. Kennedy is the favorite for next year s Democratic presidential nomination. Find out something about him that no one else knows. As she gets herself in deeper and deeper Marilyn discovers that there s something much more sinister at play. What started as the simple desire to meet her father now has grave consequences for her, for the bright young Kennedy, and for the entire nation. Part biography, part spy thriller, and part love story, The Blonde is a whip-smart reimagining of history that reads like a chillingly true account. With a voice that explodes off the page, this audiobook is a massive ice cream sundae of American celebrity, sex, love, violence, power, and paranoia.

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Author:   Anna Godbersen ,  Erin Mallon
Publisher:   Audible Studios on Brilliance
Imprint:   Audible Studios on Brilliance
Dimensions:   Width: 13.30cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 17.10cm
ISBN:  

9781511341851


ISBN 10:   1511341858
Publication Date:   03 November 2015
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Audio
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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