Goddess : The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe

1st UK edition, first printing. xvi, 412pp with three sections of plate illustratons. In black cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering (boards are strong, clean, tight, square and sharp). There are numerous gift inscriptions on the front free endpaper, else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original dust wrapper (a little bumped at edges). Draws on interviews with hundreds of people who have never spoken openly before and sifts fact from fantasy to reveal the truth behind the rumours about Marilyn's love life including confirmation of her affairs with John and Robert Kennedy and casting new light on her marriages to two very different American heroes - baseball player Joe DiMaggio and the playwright Arthur Miller.