This is a funny intensely readable hotwater bottle which is a great Persephone favourite. This 1940 novel is the touching & often extremely funny story of a young English girls growth towards maturity in the 1930s. We see her at school on holiday in Somerset her attempt at drama school her year in Paris learning dressmaking & getting engaged to the wrong man & finally the arrival of Mr Right. ...

Every month Marie Claire will inspire you with page after glossy page with its unique mix of designer & high street fashion. It brings you intelligent hard-hitting features celebrity interviews inspirational & practical beauty advice lifestyle tips & award-winning real-life stories. Plus you will recieve our exclusive subscriber only covers! ...

A new portrait of the two-time Nobel winner & her two daughters Focusing on the first family in science this biography of Marie Curie plumbs the recesses of her relationships with her two daughters extraordinary in their own right & presents the legendary scientist to us in a fresh way. Although the common image is that of a shy introvert toiling away in her laboratory highly praised science writer Shelley Emling shows how Marie Curie was nothing short of an iconoclast. Her affair with a younger & married man drew the enmity of a xenophobic French establishment who denied her entry to the Academy of Sciences & tried to expel her from France. But she was determined to live life how she saw fit & passed on her resilience to her daughters. Emling draws on personal letters released by Curie's only granddaughter to show how Marie influenced her daughters yet let them blaze their own paths. Irene followed her mother's footsteps into science & was instrumental in the discovery of nuclear fission. Eve traveled the world as a foreign correspondent & then moved on to humanitarian missions. Emling also shows how Curie following World War I turned to America for help. Few people know about Curie's close friendship with American journalist Missy Meloney who arranged speaking tours across the country for Marie & Eve & Irene. Months on the road charming audiences both large & small endeared the Curies to American women & established a lifelong relationship with the United States that formed one of the strongest connections of Marie's life. Without the financial support of American women Marie might not have been able to go on with her research. Continuing the family story into the third generation Emling also interviews Marie Curie's granddaughter Helene Joliot-Curie who is an accomplished physicist in her own right. She reveals why her grandmother was a lot more than just a scientist & how Marie's trips to America forever changed her. Factually rich personal & original this is an engrossing story about the most famous woman in science that rips the cover off the myth & reveals the real person friend & mother behind it. ...

The mousemaid Mariel is washed up on the shores of Mossflower country half-drowned battered & bruised but still alive! She has no idea of her identity but her incredible story of badger lords fighting hares & Gabool the Wild Warlord of the Waters gradually unfolds & helps Redwall Abbey in its latest battle against evil sea rats.. . ...

Like her art Marilyn Monroe was rooted in paradox: she was a powerful star & a childlike waif; a joyful irreverent party girl with a deeply spiritual side; a superb friend & a narcissist; a dumb blonde & an intellectual. No previous biographer has recognised
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- most of these aspects of her personality. Lois Banner has. Since Marilyns premature death in August of 1962 the appetite for information about the star has been insatiable. Biographies of Marilyn abound & whether these books are sensational or flawed Marilyns fans have always come out in bestselling numbers. This time with Lois Banners Marilyn the fans wont be disappointed. This is no retread of recycled material. As one of the founders of the field of womens history Banner reveals Marilyn Monroe in the way that only a top-notch historian & biographer could. In researching Marilyn Banners credentials opened doors. She gained access to Marilyn intimates who hadnt spoken to other biographers & to private material unseen ignored or misinterpreted by her predecessors. With new details about Marilyns childhood foster homes her sexual abuse her multiple marriages her affairs & her untimely death at the age of thirty-six Marilyn is at last the nuanced biography Marilyn fans have been waiting for.

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Marilyn Monroes status as one of the most recognisable icons of the twentieth century lives on most recently in the Oscar-nominated film My Week with Marilyn. but the real Marilyn in many ways has remained a mystery. Her life has been pondered by everyone from film scholars & historians to novelists & pop culture experts ever since her death in August of 1962. With astute research & crisp writing Adam Victor sifts through the competing versions of events throughout Marilyns life & traces a young womans path to iconhood. The Marilyn Encyclopedia the product of many years of research brings order clarity & comprehensiveness to the massive amount of material written about Marilyn Monroe. The Marilyn Encyclopedia also offers hundreds of photographs taken by some of the worlds top photographers. Some of the images catch Marilyn in rare unposed moments in addition to the famous images the world has come to love. Complete with cross-referencing a full bibliography & an extensive index of names The Marilyn Encyclopedia surpasses everything that has come before it. A true testament to the legend that is Marilyn Monroe. ...

50 years after her death Marilyn in Fashion" offers a fascinating new spin on Monroe history & a feast for fashionistas. She was an incandescent movie star legendary sex symbol & a woman whose private life fascinated the public
- but the story never before showcased about Marilyn Monroe is her enduring impact on fashion. From the revealing nude sheath worn to sing " Happy Birthday" to JFK to the pleated white dress from " The Seven Year Itch" Marilyns looks defied the 1950s era of poodle skirts & marked her as a fashion icon ahead of her time. " Marilyn in Fashion" is an informative entertaining exhaustively-researched profile of Monroes enduring influence on the world of fashion which traces the evolutions of her style from wholesome sweetness early in her career to serious sex kitten looks in the 50s to elegant sophistication in the last years of her life. Behind-the-scenes stories reveal how the star often worked closely with designers to create looks befitting her image. Through out the book additional insight is offered by"es from designers co-stars & Marilyn herself. Illustrated by hundreds of rare & never-before-published photos this one-of-a-kind book presents the glamorous screen icon at her very best."
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There have been many Marilyn photo books
- but nothing like this. Australian-born curator & preservationist David Wills has accrued
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Following a number of sensationalist biographies of Marilyn Monroe in recent years this comprehensive meticulously researched volume brings an important fresh perspective on the many controversies in her life. It is essential reading for anyone interested in Marilyn Monroe & the Golden Age of Hollywood. This new edition of Marilyn Monroe: Private & Undisclosed" has been thoroughly revised & expanded to include an additional 60 000 words. It reveals a very different Marilyn from the celluloid invention. For the first volume Michelle Morgan interviewed Approx. 100 people who knew or were related to Marilyn in some way including key figures in her life
- family & friends as well as work colleagues & more casual acquaintances. This new edition

Includes:: information gleaned from many more interviews as well as additional family background & many new stories. " Marilyn Monroe: Private & Undisclosed" is the most comprehensive Monroe biography yet. It covers her trip to England in great detail & gives the true story behind the making of " The Prince & The Showgirl". Praise for the 2007 hardback illustrated edition of " Marilyn Monroe: Private & Undisclosed": "A gorgeous collection offering a fascinating insight into Monroes personal life". (" Woman & Home"). "A touching portrayal of the star in her more private moments". (" Empire"). " This candid & often surprising study of the screen legend provides another view of her". (" Red")."


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