{"product_id":"2940169197075","title":"Marilyn Monroe: The Private Life of a Public Icon","description":"\u003cp\u003eBased on new interviews and research, this ground-breaking biography reveals how Marilyn Monroe's childhood contributed to her struggle with bi-polar disorder, and impacted her career and personal life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarilyn Monroe. Her beauty still captivates. Her love life still fascinates. Her story still dominates popular culture. Now, drawing on years of research and dozens of new interviews this biography cuts through decades of lies and secrets and introduces you to the Marilyn Monroe you always wanted to know: a living, breathing, complex woman, bewitching and maddening, brilliant yet flawed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCasillo studies Monroe's life through the context of her timesamp;mdash;in the days before feminism. Before there was adequate treatment for bipolar disorder. Starting with her abusive childhood, this biography exposes howamp;mdash;in spite of her fractured psycheamp;mdash;Marilyn managed to transform each celebrated love affair and each tragedy into another step in her journey towards immortality. Casillo fully explores the last two years of her life, including her involvement with both John F. Kennedy and his brother Robert, and the mystery of her last day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47156306739440,"sku":"2940169197075","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169197075_p0.jpg?v=1763674965","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169197075","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}