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★ The highly emotional story of a world star - Marilyn Monroe!
★ From an orphan to the most famous movie star of all time.

Los Angeles, 1942: Norma’s childhood is lonely. Her haven is the cinema, where Hollywood actresses are so much more confident than she is. Her arranged marriage means that she is forced to give up her dream of becoming a star herself. Nevertheless, Jim becomes her first love and awakens her sensuality. Then a photographer wants to make her a famous model. Norma comes alive in front of the camera and any insecurities are forgotten. And suddenly she knows for sure that she belongs in the spotlight – that’s the only thing that makes her happy. But first she has to emancipate herself from the prudish rules of her time in order to become who she is to this day: Marilyn Monroe, the greatest icon of our time.

This well-researched novel tells the moving story of how Norma Jeane Baker became Marilyn Monroe.

Nadja Beinert and Dr. Claudia Beinert are twin sisters who were born and raised in Staßfurt. Both studied international management. Before Claudia turned her passion for historical novels into a profession, she held a professorship in financial management. She lives and writes in Leipzig. Nadja Beinert’s home is in Erfurt. The youngest of the twin sisters has been working in the film industry for several years.

"I`ve never fooled anyone. I`ve let people fool themselves.
They didn`t bother to find out who and what I was."
-- Marilyn Monro