{"product_id":"marilyn-and-her-books-gail-crowther-9781668136751","title":"Marilyn and Her Books: The Literary Life of Marilyn Monroe","description":"\u003cb\u003eTimed to the 100th birthday of Marilyn Monroe comes an investigation into the literary life of the Hollywood icon and actress, from the author of \u003ci\u003eThree-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDorothy Parker in Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003eFar from the spotlights of the Hollywood film sets and the flashbulbs of the press, Marilyn Monroe was a great reader and lover of books. Her association with writers did not stop at reading their words on the page. She was, of course, briefly married to one of America's best-known playwrights, Arthur Miller, and met a number of other writers who moved in his literary world. But she also met authors independently of Miller, many of whom were fans of her films and keen to meet her. Through her deep research, Crowther delves into Marilyn's personal collection of books and recounts some of these meetings, like the time Monroe shared an apartment with Shelley Winters in West Hollywood, where they entertained Dylan Thomas and Christopher Isherwood for drinks (probably several drinks), after which Monroe arranged for Thomas to meet his childhood hero, Charlie Chaplin. Or when \u003ci\u003eLife \u003c\/i\u003emagazine arranged for Monroe to be interviewed by Dame Edith Sitwell at the Sunset Tower Hotel, and Sitwell was both charmed and blown away by Monroe's intelligence. \u003ci\u003eMarilyn And Her Books: The Literary Life of Marilyn Monroe\u003c\/i\u003e charts how Monroe, who left high school before graduation, embarked on an impressive and progressive program of self-education, hungry for knowledge, and devouring books as an active and engaged reader. Her personal library reflects this enquiring mind. In 2026, for her centenary, this book showcases Marilyn Monroe, the reader. Because at the end of her life, it was not her jewels or her furs, her shoes, or dresses that she cared about. It was her books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gail Crowther\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1668136759\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668136751\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Audio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e CD","brand":"Gail Crowther","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":48443206074623,"sku":"9781668136751","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3e023812-242c-43a7-b2f7-40f20c6d8319.jpg?v=1777202565","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/marilyn-and-her-books-gail-crowther-9781668136751","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}