Marilyn's all-too short time on this earth wasn't all innocence and joy. She hardly ever knew a 'proper' home, either as a child or an adult, and for most of her life she was an outsider. People revolved around Marilyn the stuperstar, but Marilyn the woman was often alone. This book and its lucid explanation helps resolve many of the confusions surrounding the life of one of this century's most beloved and luminous ladies.
