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Tara Hanks
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The MMM Girl: Marilyn Monroe, by Herself
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| This play about the Bronte sisters was highly acclaimed when it was staged by Northern Broadsides last year, but it never made it to the South. And so, for now, reading the text is the next-best thing. Modelled on Chekhov's Three Sisters, a neat depi...more | |
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| Michelle Morgan's 'Marilyn Monroe: Private and Undisclosed' (US subtitle 'Private and Confidential') is a fully revised, expanded update to her earlier Monroe biography, first published in 2007. This new paperback highlights her research and writing,...more | |
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| Like the other Nathan Heller mysteries, this is an easy, fun read. As a Monroe fan, I was chiefly interested in how Collins portrayed Marilyn herself, and for the most part, I liked how he did this. He has also done a lot of research into her strange...more | |
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Books on The Pendle Witches - 400 years ago this year
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I parked in a car park opposite this pub, The Golden Lion, a few weeks ago on the way to the shops in Lancaster. As I passed it I remembered that this was the spot where the famous Pendle witch..."
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Much has been written about Marilyn Monroe and the mysterious circumstances surrounding her death. Bye Bye Baby is one of those great novels that explores what really happened and ultimately places responsibility for her death with the mob and the...
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| Utterly compelling without ever giving way to sensationalism. My overall feeling was sadness at the futility of the whole saga, and the needless deaths of everyone involved (yes, even the hapless culprits). Given that the world is now in the midst of...more | |
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“Nothing lasts forever,' I said, flicking cigarette ash into a cut-glass tray. 'We all have a short time, to shine or just survive.”
― Tara Hanks, The MMM Girl: Marilyn Monroe, by Herself
― Tara Hanks, The MMM Girl: Marilyn Monroe, by Herself
“I closed my eyes. Long before I was in any movie, I was Norma Jeane. I decided I missed those days when I was penniless but still had hope.”
― Tara Hanks, The MMM Girl: Marilyn Monroe, by Herself
― Tara Hanks, The MMM Girl: Marilyn Monroe, by Herself
“It was peaceful, the air crisp; flocks of geese and wild ducks roamed through grassland down by the water. For a moment my heart leapt, and I saw a future for myself. I was alone, and free at last, amongst the birds and trees, from earth to sky.”
― Tara Hanks, The MMM Girl: Marilyn Monroe, by Herself
― Tara Hanks, The MMM Girl: Marilyn Monroe, by Herself
“That's my answer to the question what is your strongest emotion, if you ever want to ask me: Curiosity, old bean. Curiosity every time.”
― Elaine Dundy, The Dud Avocado
― Elaine Dundy, The Dud Avocado
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
“I wrote the story myself. It's about a girl who lost her reputation and never missed it.”
― Mae West
― Mae West
“Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul. I know, because I turned down the first offer often enough and held out for the fifty cents.”
― Marilyn Monroe
― Marilyn Monroe
“No matter who you are, no matter what you did, no matter where you've come from, you can always change, become a better version of yourself.”
― Madonna
― Madonna
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Hi, Tara - thanks for the add. Lovely to see you here. I'm reading that Emma Hamilton bio and really enjoying it!Axxx
