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Brought to you by Penguin. It's 1956, and the two most famous women in the world are about to meet for the first and only time . . . London, October, 1956. A glittering Royal Film Premiere. The whole world is watching . . . Tonight, Elizabeth II will formally greet an array of stars. Though she...

Crystal Jackson presents a gripping novel based on the true-life story of the Black man who officially investigated Marilyn Monroe's case in 1962 and signed her death certificate. At 22 years old, Lionel "Frenchy" Grandison was on top of the world. He had married his high school sweetheart, purchased a new home in Pacoima, and landed a prestigious job at the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office. Everything in his life was perfect until the famous Hollywood actress died.

"Il braccialetto di Marilyn" è un romanzo liberamente ispirato ad alcune vicende raccontate all'autore da una simpatica coppia di veneti, emigrati negli Stati Uniti ai primi del '900 (lui) e poco dopo la Grande Guerra (lei) e rimpatriati negli anni '70 del secolo scorso. All'ascoltatore può fornire l'occasione di rammentare qualcosa di un mondo tramontato per sempre, forse con nostalgia ma senza rimpianti.

Leah never imagined her father would betray her—slipping her into the marriage bed of the man who worked seven years for her beautiful sister. She tells her father that Jacob will hate her for it and Rachel will never forgive her. She is right. While Rachel holds Jacob’s affection, Leah bears his sons. Yet despite heartbreak, betrayal, and the ache of comparison, she becomes more than the unwanted wife, carving out a life of worth apart from her family’s favor.

Dans une lettre destinée à sa sœur, la gouvernante de Marilyn Monroe s'interroge : « Est-ce moi qui l'ai tuée ? » Rien ne prédestinait Eunice Murray, issue d'une famille très pieuse de Chicago, à côtoyer la plus grande star hollywoodienne de tous les temps. Pourtant, à l'aube de ses soixante ans, après avoir traversé une vie d'errance et de deuils, la chance semble enfin lui sourire quand elle entre au service de Marilyn. Dans l'intimité de l'hacienda d'Helena Drive, les deux femmes s'apprivoisent.

I, Marilyn Monroe is a one woman theater play, written by David Serero, about Marilyn Monroe's life. Under the form of an autobiography, Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) tells her story from birth to death, to the audience of 2020.

Award-winning author Denny S. Bryce and USA Today bestselling author Eliza Knight collaborate on a brilliant novel that uncovers the boundary-breaking, genuine friendship between Ella Fitzgerald, the Queen of Jazz, and iconic movie star Marilyn Monroe. One woman was recognized as the premiere...

What really happened when Queen Elizabeth II met Marilyn Monroe? This stunning historical novel imagines the summer that bonded the world's two most famous women, both thirty years old and chafing against the façade of global celebrity. On a cool early-autumn evening in 1956, a glittering array...

While Joe and his relatives continue their laborious work at Darby ironworks in Coalbrookdale, his brother Richard, through his marriage to a Bridgnorth Corn Merchant's daughter, ascends the social ladder. The novel unfolds, weaving in moral and ethical complexities as it portrays the realities of 18th-century England's justice system. Through the Banghams' interactions with the law, the narrative sheds light on the grim aspects of prisoner transportation to America and the struggles of its enslaved populace, introducing the emerging anti-slavery sentiment.

Los Angeles, 1942: Normas Kindheit ist einsam, ihr Zufluchtsort das Kino, wo die Hollywood-Schauspielerinnen so viel selbstbewusster sind als sie. Mit ihrer arrangierten Ehe muss sie den Traum, selbst ein Star zu werden, aufgeben. Dennoch wird Jim ihre erste Liebe und erweckt ihre Sinnlichkeit. Dann will ein Fotograf sie als Fotomodell berühmt machen. Vor der Kamera sprüht Norma vor Lebendigkeit, alle Selbstzweifel sind vergessen. Und plötzlich weiß sie: Sie will ins Rampenlicht, nur das macht sie glücklich.

Of Rizpah's Daughters is the story of an American enslaved African woman named Margaret. When her master gave her toddler daughters away as gifts, she was so devastated that in her grief, she made "graves" for her daughters. She topped the graves with flowers and knelt at the graves daily. Her master thought it was funny and sarcastically re-named the woman Rizpah. Of Rizpah's Daughters is a story about the evils of slavery, love, grief, friendship, loyalty, adultery, the supernatural, death, and victory.