ABOUT
THE BOOK

She was an all-American girl who became a legend of unparalleled stature. She inspired the adoration of millions, and her life has beguiled generations of fans and fellow artists. Blonde reimagines the inner, poetic, and spiritual life of Norma Jeane Baker, better known by her studio name, Marilyn Monroe, the child, the woman, the fated celebrity and tells the story in Norma Jeane’s own voice: startling, rich, and shattering. This most intimate portrait of Norma Jeane reveals a fragile, idiosyncratically gifted young woman who makes and remakes her identity, ever managing to survive against crushing odds to become the definition of stardom. Bit by bit, she tells her own epic story of how an emblematic American artist, perpetually conflicted and intensely driven, lost her way.