Goddess The Secret Lives Of Marilyn Monroe Synopsis
The classic, definitive biography of Marilyn Monroe, updated in the year of the 50th anniversary of the iconic star's death. She was born Norma Jeane but the world knew and loved her as Marilyn. Her life was one of unprecedented fame and private misery, her death a tragedy surrounded by mysteries. Drawing on first-hand interviews Anthony Summers offers both a classic biography and a shockingly revealing account of the screen goddess's relations with John and Robert Kennedy.
The fullest factual account of Monroe's life and death we're likely to get - Evening Standard
Convincing evidence of a crude but effective cover-up which was designed to protect Robert Kennedy - Times Literary Supplement
Anthony Summers is one of the most highly skilled investigative reporters writing today
Gets as near to the heart of the mystery as anyone ever will - Guardian
The most authoritative account ever written about the greatest sex symbol of them all - Woman
The definitive story of the legend ... more convincing at every page - told with all the coldness of truth and the authority of the historian, but at the end of it we still love Marilyn - Maeve Binchy, Irish Times
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About Anthony Summers
Anthony Summers formerly covered wars and other world new events for the BBC. He has written a numbAnthony Summers formerly covered wars and other world new events for the BBC. He has written a number of previous books, including HONEYTRAP, THE KENNEDY CONSPIRACY, an acclaimed study of the assassination of John F. Kennedy and - with co-author Robbyn Swan - THE ARROGANCE OF POWER, on Richard Nixon, SINATRA: THE LIFE and THE ELEVENTH DAY: THE DEFINITIVE ACCOUNT OF 9/11. THE ELEVENTH DAY was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and won the Golden Dagger for crime non-fiction. The Dagger was also awarded for THE KENNEDY CONSPIRACY, and films have been based on both GODDESS and HONEYTRAP. Summers is married, has six children and lives in Ireland.
