{"product_id":"9781781556429","title":"Making Sense of Marilyn","description":"The world continues to be fascinated with Marilyn Monroe who dazzled with her beauty and captivated the hearts of millions, worldwide, with her innocence, charm, generosity, and kindness, and yet, who died tragically at the age of only 36.\u003cp\u003eHollywood columnist, film critic, and author of ‘The Fifty Year Decline and Fall of Hollywood’, Ezra Goodman, writing in 1961, the year prior to her death, declared, ‘The riddle that is Marilyn Monroe has not been solved’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAside from the fact that Marilyn’s so-called autobiography cannot be relied upon, making sense of her is certainly problematical, not least because in her early years, she was insecure and introspective, and unable even to make sense of herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere has been much debate, in particular, about the frame of mind that Marilyn was in when, on the night of 5 August 1962, she knowingly or unknowingly took her own life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his medical background, the author is in a position to shed new light on the enigmatic character of Marilyn Monroe, this fascinating, yet deeply troubled, former Hollywood icon who is regarded, arguably, as the world’s most famous ever movie star.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fonthill Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47061639102704,"sku":"9781781556429","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781781556429_p0.jpg?v=1763716745","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781781556429","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}