Marilyn S Daughter

Author : John Rechy
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780802193124

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Marilyn's Daughter by John Rechy Pdf

A vivid reimagining of the life and legacy of Marilyn Monroe: “A massive, magnetic story by a major American novelist writing at the peak of his powers” (San Francisco Chronicle). When eighteen-year-old Normalyn discovers a letter asserting that Marilyn Monroe was her true mother, she travels from Texas to Los Angeles to uncover the truth . . . and ventures deep into a maze of untold Hollywood history. Through the memories of others, Normalyn recreates Marilyn’s secret life. She encounters David Lange, a prize-winning writer obsessed with the actress’s legend; Mildred Meadows, who once ruled Hollywood—and Washington—with her gossip column; the fabulous nightclub entertainer Troja; Dr. and Mrs. Crouch, once hired by the movie studios to tell any lie and conceal any truth, no matter what the cost in destroyed lives; and Miss Bertha, a gentle old recluse, who may have been the confident of great stars. This startling modern epic by the author of City of Night and The Sexual Outlaw brings to life the beautiful, tragic figure of Marilyn Monroe and two other historical figures crucial to Normalyn’s quest: John and Robert Kennedy. A unique literary creation that explores the origins of legends and their power over truth, this novel introduces in Normalyn Morgan, one of the most memorable heroines in modern American fiction.

Author : John Rechy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:987213809

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Marilyn's daughter by John Rechy Pdf

Author : Marilyn French
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 1141 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781480444904

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Her Mother's Daughter by Marilyn French Pdf

Famed feminist Marilyn French’s life-affirming saga celebrates the love and sacrifices of four generations of Polish-American mothers and daughters. With Bella Dabrowski close to death, her daughter Anastasia, who has reinvented herself as Stacey Stevens, is trying to penetrate the longstanding barriers between them to understand the woman who gave her life. Through the eyes of Stacey, a divorced, feminist New York photographer, we get to know Bella, a remarkable woman, wife, and mother. The daughter of Polish immigrants, Bella, who renamed herself Belle, clawed her way out of poverty and settled into a middle-class existence. Shifting perspectives between the two women, the reader is drawn into Belle’s life through the lean years of the Depression as well as Stacey’s recollections of her youthful marriage, a lesbian affair, and her tempestuous relationship with her own daughter, Arden. From the groundbreaking author of The Women’s Room, Her Mother’s Daughter explores past and present to reveal the complex, indestructible bonds between daughters and mothers.

Author : John Rechy
Publisher : Carroll & Graf Pub
Page : 531 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1989-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0881845310

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Marilyn's Daughter by John Rechy Pdf

A young woman journeys from Texas to California in search of her true identity and, as she moves deeper into a maze of uncharted Hollywood history, discovers that she could be the daughter of Marilyn Monroe

Author : Michelle Morgan
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780762490608

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The Girl by Michelle Morgan Pdf

With an in-depth look at the two most empowering years in the life of Marilyn Monroe, The Girl details how The Seven Year Itch created an icon and sent the star on an adventure of self-discovery and transformation from a controlled wife and contract player into a businesswoman and unlikely feminist whose power is still felt today. When Marilyn Monroe stepped over a subway grating as The Girl in The Seven Year Itch and let a gust of wind catch the skirt of her pleated white dress, an icon was born. Before that, the actress was mainly known for a nude calendar and one-dimensional, albeit memorable, characters on the screen. Though she again played a "dumb blonde" in this film and was making headlines by revealing her enviable anatomy, the star was now every bit in control of her image, and ready for a personal revolution. Emboldened by her winning fight to land the role of The Girl, the making of The Seven Year Itch and the eighteen months that followed was the period of greatest confidence, liberation, and career success that Monroe lived in her tumultuous life. It was a time in which, among other things, she: Ended her marriage to Joe DiMaggio and later began a relationship with Arthur Miller; Legally changed her name to Marilyn Monroe, divorcing herself from the troubled past of Norma Jeane; Started her own production company; Studied in private lessons with Lee and Paula Strasberg of the Actors Studio and became a part of the acting revolution of the day The ripple effects her personal rebellion had on Hollywood, and in trailblazing the way for women that followed, will both surprise and inspire readers to see the Marilyn Monroe in an entirely new light.

Author : Lynne Pemberton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Orphans
ISBN : 0002258986

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Marilyn's Child by Lynne Pemberton Pdf

Author : Michelle Knudsen
Publisher : Candlewick
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780763660116

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Marilyn's Monster by Michelle Knudsen Pdf

The best-selling author of Library Lion pairs with award-winning illustrator Matt Phelan to create a picture book gem with an unexpected twist. Some of the kids in Marilyn’s class have monsters. Marilyn doesn’t have hers yet, but she can’t just go out and look for one. Your monster has to find you. That’s just the way it works. Marilyn tries to be patient and the kind of girl no monster can resist, but her monster doesn’t come. Could she go out and search for him herself? Even if that’s not the way it works? From favorite picture-book creators Michelle Knudsen and Matt Phelan comes a story about one little girl and the perfect monster she knows is out there . . . and what happens when she decides she’s waited long enough.

Author : Marilyn Pavlovsky
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780615439990

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The Reverend's Daughter by Marilyn Pavlovsky Pdf

THE REVEREND'S DAUGHTER - In this extraordinary book a question is raised about the old farm house. Is there a curse over this old house or is it blessed? The Dahl family lives through so much love, sacrifice and loss. This book chronicles the life of the fictional character named Hannah Dahl. This is a heart warming tale based on a true story. Hannah lives through a wide variety of life experiences. A woman scorned, stalked, bereaved and angry at times as she faces many challenges. Her life is smothered way too often by handsome, arrogant and womanizing men. The one man whom she knew loved her completely could not save her. As her inflated life jacket kept her afloat over the waves of the Atlantic Ocean, she could hear her loving husband say through his tear filled eyes, "I'm so sorry Darling, I can not reach you!" A must read! Truly a very touching story!

Author : Marilyn Singer
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-28
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780547677668

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A Stick Is an Excellent Thing by Marilyn Singer Pdf

A paean to play from an award-winning poet and a New York Times best-selling illustrator. The trappings of childhood change from generation to generation, but there are some timeless activities that every kid loves. Marilyn Singer and LeUyen Pham celebrate these universal types of play, from organized games such as hide-and-seek and hopscotch to imaginative play such as making mud soup or turning a stick into a magic wand. Lyrical poems and bold illustrations capture the energy of a group of children in one neighborhood as they amuse themselves over the course of a summer day. At a time when childhood obesity rates are soaring and money is tight for many families, here is a book that invites readers to join in the fun of active play with games that cost nothing.

Author : Celeste Ng
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101634615

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Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Pdf

The acclaimed debut novel by the author of Little Fires Everywhere and Our Missing Hearts “A taut tale of ever deepening and quickening suspense.” —O, the Oprah Magazine “Explosive . . . Both a propulsive mystery and a profound examination of a mixed-race family.” —Entertainment Weekly “Lydia is dead. But they don’t know this yet.” So begins this exquisite novel about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee, and her parents are determined that she will fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue. But when Lydia’s body is found in the local lake, the delicate balancing act that has been keeping the Lee family together is destroyed, tumbling them into chaos. A profoundly moving story of family, secrets, and longing, Everything I Never Told You is both a gripping page-turner and a sensitive family portrait, uncovering the ways in which mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, and husbands and wives struggle, all their lives, to understand one another.

Author : Marilyn Heward Mills
Publisher : Virago
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780748131464

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Cloth Girl by Marilyn Heward Mills Pdf

Matilda Quartey is fourteen years old when sophisticated black Gold Coast lawyer, Robert Bannerman, sets eyes on her and resolves to take her as his second wife. For Julie, his first wife, this is a colossal slap in the face; for Matilda it is an abrupt - and cruel - end to childhood. Entwined with their story - by turns funny and heartbreaking - is that of Alan Turton, new ADC to the Governor and his dissatisfied wife, Audrey, a hard-drinking accident waiting to happen, who is appalled by her new life. Marilyn Heward Mills's Africa is a cauldron of contradictions: fatalistic but brimming with optimism; outwardly Christian, yet profoundly superstitious and reliant on fetish priests; poverty-stricken, but rich in pride and family values; vibrant with colour yet darkened by violence; exhausting, yet exhilarating. For Matilda it is her passionately loved homeland; for Audrey it is a prison. For the men it is a land of opportunity, where careers can be made and broken, fortunes lost and won. And for all of them the events of these ten years will shape and define their lives forever.

Author : Susan Strasberg
Publisher : Grand Central Pub
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1993-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0446364258

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Marilyn and Me by Susan Strasberg Pdf

The daughter of acting teachers Lee and Paula Strasberg discusses her relationship with Marilyn Monroe when the screen idol came to New York to study with her parents

Author : Claire Lombardo
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780525564232

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The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • “A gripping and poignant ode to a messy, loving family in all its glory.” —Madeline Miller, bestselling author of Circe In this “rich, complex family saga” (USA Today) full of long-buried family secrets, Marilyn Connolly and David Sorenson fall in love in the 1970s, blithely ignorant of all that awaits them. By 2016, they have four radically different daughters, each in a state of unrest. Wendy, widowed young, soothes herself with booze and younger men; Violet, a litigator turned stay-at-home-mom, battles anxiety and self-doubt; Liza, a neurotic and newly tenured professor, finds herself pregnant with a baby she's not sure she wants by a man she's not sure she loves; and Grace, the dawdling youngest daughter, begins living a lie that no one in her family even suspects. With the unexpected arrival of young Jonah Bendt—a child placed for adoption by one of the daughters fifteen years before—the Sorensons will be forced to reckon with the rich and varied tapestry of their past. As they grapple with years marred by adolescent angst, infidelity, and resentment, they also find the transcendent moments of joy that make everything else worthwhile.

Author : Marilyn French
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 2274 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504038904

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The Women of Marilyn French by Marilyn French Pdf

Three powerful novels about family and the female experience from the multimillion-selling author of The Women’s Room. A collection of three works of fiction by a New York Times–bestselling author who “write[s] about the inner lives of women with insight and intimacy” (The New York Times Book Review). Her Mother’s Daughter: In this life-affirming saga that celebrates the love and sacrifices of four generations of Polish-American mothers and daughters, Stacey, a divorced feminist New York photographer, struggles to understand the experience of her mother, a child of Polish immigrants who clawed her way out of poverty and settled into a middle-class existence—while at the same time managing her tempestuous relationship with her own daughter, Arden. Our Father: As distinguished presidential adviser Stephen Upton lies mortally ill in a Massachusetts hospital, four women gather at his lavish mansion. Half sisters Elizabeth, Mary, Alex, and Ronnie have painful and poignant memories of their childhoods—and their dying father. They haven’t seen each other in years, but as they open up to each other about the man they both love and hate, they will discover the terrible secret that binds them all together. The Bleeding Heart: Dolores Durer, a divorced professor and mother of two adult children, has sworn off love after a series of disastrous affairs. Meanwhile, electronics executive Victor Morrissey is in England to open a branch office. He has four children and is unhappily married. When Victor and Dolores meet—on a train—their connection is instant and passionate. In this New York Times–bestselling novel about love and marriage, two Americans abroad embark on an affair that will have consequences in both their lives.

Author : Marilyn Dumont
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1771313455

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A Really Good Brown Girl by Marilyn Dumont Pdf

First published in 1996, A Really Good Brown Girl is a fierce, honest and courageous account of what it takes to grow into one's self and one's Metis heritage in the face of myriad institutional and cultural obstacles. It is an indispensable contribution to Canadian literature