{"product_id":"wonderful-louise-beech-9781068337987","title":"Wonderful","description":"\u003cem\u003eA Hollywood idol.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Virgin Mary.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn everyday girl from Hull.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThree women, three eras, surprising things in common...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e August 1962, the night she should have died, Marilyn Monroe - the biggest star in the world - receives a visitor who changes the course of her destiny. The Virgin Mary appears in her kitchen with a curious message. Inspired, Marilyn abandons her home, her life, her fame, and disappears into the night... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifty-four years later, in a Hull kitchen, Flora Baker finds Mary, bathed in light. She has a similar message for the working class woman who is on the poverty line and dreaming of a better life. Flora begins to make changes that impact not only her life but the lives of those around her...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo Marilyn and Flora have more in common than just Mary's visit? Are they somehow linked across time? And is Mary's message for \u003cem\u003eall\u003c\/em\u003e the women of the world?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWonderful\u003c\/em\u003e is about the way women are portrayed in both history and the world of celebrity, about women not being quiet, and about women united by the shared stories that shape them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Louise Beech\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1068337982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781068337987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pick Lock Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.81d","brand":"Louise Beech","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520222900479,"sku":"9781068337987","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5c345f38-d965-4e3e-88f8-1f0e5082a4d3.jpg?v=1778741472","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wonderful-louise-beech-9781068337987","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}