During a quick visit to the bookstore yesterday, the latest Vanity Fair stopped me in my tracks.
The iconic image of Marilyn Monroe, no matter how many photographs of her I see, always draws me in.
A new book, Fragments: Poems, Intimate Notes, Letters, offers a glimpse of the star in her own words. Her own handwriting. Her own journal entries.
It's actually quite heartbreaking, but so utterly fascinating. The VF article describes her entries, some in leather-bound notebooks favored by writers of the day, some on stationary from the many hotels she frequented and lived in.
There's nothing glamorous or romantic about someone leaving this world before their time, but the details of her life continue to haunt us, so many years later. I imagine Marilyn fans the world over will be eager to explore this new book, which will offer insight into the beloved star's most candid thoughts and perhaps a glimpse of the woman beyond the glitz.
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