ALL WOMEN HAVE SOME MARILYN IN US

I THINK all women have some of the Marilyn in us -- are we not all, to a lesser or greater degree, glamorous, troubled, struggling with roles, expectations and identities? Most of all, I think we women can be many things, just like Marilyn; we can be beautiful, powerful, and insightful at the same time.

This is The Lipstick Papers Book Review, and this week we have Fragments: Poems, Intimate Notes, Letters by Marilyn Monroe!

I love this book, for many reasons: the lovely pictures of Marilyn, the authentic facsimiles from her notes, journals and poems as well as the information sections, contextualizing the writing into Marilyn's life. (The two photos below I took from the inside of the book).

Most of all, I love this book because it shows that, beneath the glittery surface of the beautiful blonde, was a troubled, yet immensely clever woman. There is one particularly touching part where she wonders how she can go in front of the camera and be this happy and carefree girl, while she feels so upset inside. Marilyn was a woman who, though beset by personal misfortune, she never stopped fighting against it and trying for the best.

In this sense, Marilyn was Everywoman.

I totally recommend this book to anyone interested in learning about Marilyn, but also to anyone who is into beauty, women's autobiography and women's history!

Have a good start to the week, always with beauty and a book! xxx