{"product_id":"9780241651568-elizabeth-and-marilyn","title":"Elizabeth and Marilyn","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe new novel from Julie Owen Moylan - it's 1956, and the two most famous women in the world are about to meet for the first and only time .  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A wonderful novel. Moylan nails it in this tender, insightful portrait' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Bold, original and captivating. I loved it!’\u003c\/b\u003e Daisy Buchanan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e‘Julie is a writer you can ALWAYS trust in the way she portrays women … they are believable, flawed, complex and fascinating' \u003c\/b\u003eGeorgina Moore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gorgeous, glamorous and moving' \u003c\/b\u003eAnna Mazzola    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA vibrant imagining of the inner lives of two iconic women’ \u003c\/b\u003eCharmaine Wilkerson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Everything I look for in a novel,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eI adored it. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eI felt like I was living the lives of these two iconic women, with all their vulnerabilities and pressures' \u003c\/b\u003eJoanna Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLondon, October, 1956. A glittering Royal Film Premiere. The whole world is watching .  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTonight, Elizabeth II will formally greet an array of stars. Though she was not born to be Queen, this young mother and wife has embraced her patriotic duty and its unforgiving demands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA limousine pulls up. Out steps a vision in dazzling gold: Marilyn Monroe. A money-making machine for Hollywood, with curves that drive men wild and a smile that lets women know she’s in on the joke. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the two most famous women in the world come face to face, they look to be worlds apart. Yet beneath the glamorous costumes, both are fighting to keep the men they love, while trying to do their work in a man’s world. And they have spent the summer of 1956 battling secret demons the public could never imagine. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, Marilyn steps forward. These photographs will be on the front page of every newspaper in the morning. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut this isn’t their first meeting. And the story behind the headlines is even more sensational .  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Wife, The Christie Affair \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, \u003c\/i\u003ethis stunning novel imagines the secret lives of two of the 20th century’s most famous women – set during a momentous summer that brought them face to face, and publishing 100 years after their births. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55893326430582,"sku":"9780241651568","price":18.11,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_39939384.jpg?v=1770830765","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241651568-elizabeth-and-marilyn","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}