{"product_id":"i-wanna-be-loved-by-you-marilyn-monroe-a-life-in-100-takes-9781538723500","title":"I Wanna Be Loved by You: Marilyn Monroe: A Life in 100 Takes","description":"\u003cb\u003ePublishing one hundred years after her birth, Andrew Wilson's biography of Marilyn Monroe is a kaleidoscopic tour of her life told through 100 captivating snapshots. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dreamer. Bombshell. Icon. Featuring a wealth of unpublished material, \u003ci\u003eI Wanna Be Loved By You\u003c\/i\u003e presents Marilyn in a startling new light. It draws upon unpublished letters from Marilyn, Arthur Miller, and Joe DiMaggio; case notes and private letters from Monroe's psychoanalyst, Dr. Ralph Greenson; and unpublished audio recordings from the likes of Jane Russell, Billy Wilder, John Huston, Amy and Milton Greene, housekeeper Eunice Murray (the last person to see Marilyn alive), and many more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e We go behind the scenes of her marriages to teenage sweetheart Jim Dougherty, Joe DiMaggio, and Arthur Miller. We see Marilyn train with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio, working to dismantle the common perception that she was merely a dumb blonde. And in the concluding chapters, Wilson dissects what happened on the night Marilyn died after a suspected drug overdose. Were the Kennedys involved, or was she just let down by those closest to her? With a dazzling and unique blend of reportage, archival investigation, interviews, and oral history, \u003ci\u003eI Wanna Be Loved By You\u003c\/i\u003e is a revealing and nuanced portrait of the life, death and afterlife of an icon who still fascinates us today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Wilson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538723500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026 pg. 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist, journalist, and the author of acclaimed biographies of Patricia Highsmith, Sylvia Plath, and Alexander McQueen. His journalism has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post, \u003c\/i\u003eand more. He is a frequent broadcaster and has appeared on BBC Front Row, Great Lives, Woman's Hour, the Today program, and Sky News.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Andrew Wilson \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48397156679837,"sku":"9781538723500","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_14e8e866-281c-45bd-86b6-6a7604c53426.jpg?v=1781074481","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/i-wanna-be-loved-by-you-marilyn-monroe-a-life-in-100-takes-9781538723500","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}