Description A city, a movie star, and one magical year.
In November of 1954 a young woman dressed plainly in a white oxford, dark sunglasses and a black pageboy wig boards a midnight flight from Los Angeles to New York.
As the plane's engines rev she breathes a sigh of relief, lights a cigarette and slips off her wig revealing a tangle of fluffy blonde curls.
Marilyn Monroe was leaving Hollywood behind, and along with it a failed marriage and a frustrating career.
Flatiron Books Marilyn in manhattan: her year of joy, paperback/elizabeth winder
