Elizabeth and Marilyn - Julie Owen Moylan - diskuze

The new novel from Julie Owen Moylan - it's 1956, and the two most famous women in the world are about to meet for the first and only time . . . ‘Bold, original and captivating. I loved it!’ Daisy Buchanan ‘Julie is a writer you can ALWAYS trust in the way she portrays women … they are believable, flawed, complex and fascinating' Georgina Moore'Gorgeous, glamorous and moving' Anna Mazzola 'A vibrant imagining of the inner lives of two iconic women’ Charmaine Wilkerson'Everything I look for in a novel, I adored it. I felt like I was living the lives of these two iconic women, with all their vulnerabilities and pressures' Joanna Miller***London, October, 1956. A glittering Royal Film Premiere. The whole world is watching . . . Tonight, Elizabeth II will formally greet an array of stars. Though she was not born to be Queen, this young mother and wife has embraced her patriotic duty and its unforgiving demands. A limousine pulls up. Out steps a vision in dazzling gold: Marilyn Monroe. A money-making machine for Hollywood, with curves that drive men wild and a smile that lets women know she’s in on the joke. As the two most famous women in the world come face to face, they look to be worlds apart. Yet beneath the glamorous costumes, both are fighting to keep the men they love, while trying to do their work in a man’s world. And they have spent the summer of 1956 battling secret demons the public could never imagine. Now, Marilyn
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