Joyce Carol Oates: Blonde: the classic novel about Marilyn Monroe, now a major Netflix film [2018] paperback DESK Scorned and rejected

Scorned and rejected

Her killer was never caught

Smart and accessible

The mage's failure unlocks Bree's own unique magic and a buried memory about her mother

Backed the wrong horse

Joyce Carol Oates: Blonde: the classic novel about Marilyn Monroe, now a major Netflix film [2018] paperback DESK Scorned and rejectedA mesmerising novel of the most enduring cultural icon of the 20th century, Blonde is a deeply moving portrait of the woman who became Marilyn Monroe. Who was Norma Jeane Baker? In 'Blonde' we are given an intimate, unsparing vision of the woman who became Marilyn Monroe like no other: the child who visits the cinema with her mother; the orphan whose mother is declared mad; the woman who changes her name to become an actress; the fated celebrity,