Joseph Veramu provides refreshing insights into the life of Marilyn Monroe (Illustrated).

Fifty years after she died, she continues to intrigue modern day film audiences.

This compact book adopts a balanced approach in recounting her life. Although she had gone through so many traumatic experiences in her childhood, she was resilient and did not allow these negative experiences to prevent her from reaching the stratospheric heights of Hollywood fame and fortune.

This work recounts her achievements and challenges contextually and avoids merely sensationalizing her personality flaws.

The author advises that sensitive readers may find some of the fulsome biographical accounts and images disturbing.