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In a powerful novel in verse, an award-winning author offers an eye-opening look at the life of Marilyn Monroe.
From the day she was born into a troubled home to her reigning days as a Hollywood icon, Marilyn Monroe (née Norma Jeane Mortenson) lived a life that was often defined by others. Here, in a luminous poetic narrative, acclaimed author Carole Boston Weatherford tells Marilyn’s story in a way that restores her voice to its rightful place: center stage. Revisiting Marilyn’s often traumatic early life—foster homes, loneliness, sexual abuse, teen marriage—through a hard-won, meteoric rise to stardom that brought with it exploitation, pill dependency, and depression, the lyrical narrative continues through Marilyn’s famous performance at JFK’s birthday party, three months before her death. In a story at once riveting, moving, and unflinching, Carole Boston Weatherford tells a tale of extraordinary pain and moments of unexpected grace, gumption, and perseverance, as well as the inexorable power of pursuing one’s dreams. A beautifully designed volume.
The price of "Beauty Mark (Hardcover Book)" at Downtown Comics in Castleton is USD $19.99.
The publisher of "Beauty Mark (Hardcover Book)" is Candlewick Press.
The genres of "Beauty Mark (Hardcover Book)" are Young Adult Fiction - Novels In Verse, Young Adult Fiction - Performing Arts - Film, and Young Adult Fiction - Social Themes - Physical & Emotional Abuse (see Social Themes - Sexual Abuse).
"Beauty Mark (Hardcover Book)" falls under the category of Books (Hardcover).
The writer of "Beauty Mark (Hardcover Book)" is Carole Boston Weatherford.