Beauty Mark: A Verse Novel of Marilyn Monroe
Carole Boston Weatherford
Told in verse, this novel traces Marilyn Monroe’s life from a traumatic childhood through her rise to Hollywood stardom. It includes her experiences in foster homes, loneliness, sexual abuse, and a teenage marriage, then follows the exploitation, pill dependency, and depression that accompanied fame. The narrative reaches her well-known appearance at John F. Kennedy’s birthday celebration, three months before her death. It presents a life marked by pain as well as determination and moments of grace.
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