OATES, JOYCE CAROL
NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX FILM, STARRING ANA DE ARMAS, ADRIEN BRODY, BOBBY CANNAVALE AND JULIANNE NICHOLSON, DIRECTED BY ANDREW DOMINIKu003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cpu003e'A torrentially imaginative, compulsively readable tour de force' Sunday Telegraphu003c/pu003e u003cpu003e'A fabulous reinvention of the life of a fabulous reinvention, and a cracking page-turner to boot' Evening Standardu003c/pu003e u003cpu003eBlonde is a mesmerising novel about the most enduring and evocative cultural icon of the 20th century: the woman who became Marilyn Monroe. A fragile and gifted young woman, Norma Jeane Baker makes and remakes her identity: she is the orphan whose mother is declared mad; the woman who changes her name to be an actress; the fated celebrity, lover and muse. Told in her voice, Blonde shows a culture hypnotised by its own myths, and the devastating effects it had on Hollywood's greatest star.u003c/pu003e u003cpu003e'This masterpiece about Marilyn Monroe's life is audacious, gripping and clever' Rose Tremainu003c/pu003e u003cpu003e'If you haven't read Joyce Carol Oates before, start here, and now' Independentu003c/pu003e
