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The starlet and the spy : a novel
Title:
The starlet and the spy : a novel
Author:
Lee, Ji-min, 1974- author.
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Personal Author:
ISBN:
9780062930262
Edition:
First U.S. edition.
Physical Description:
173, 8 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
General Note:
"Originally published as Marilyn and me in the United Kingdom in 2019 by Fourth estate."--Title page verso.

"P.S. Insights, interviews, & more"--Back cover.
Abstract:
American movie star Marilyn Monroe will be visiting Korea on a four-day USO tour, and Alice has been chosen as her translator. Though intrigued, Alice has few expectations of the job--what could she and a beautiful actress at the peak of her fame possibly have to talk about? Yet the Marilyn she meets, while just as dazzling and sensual as Alice expected, is also surprisingly approachable. As Marilyn's visit unfolds, Alice is forced into a reckoning with her own painful past.
Summary:
American movie star Marilyn Monroe will be visiting Korea on a four-day USO tour, and Alice has been chosen as her translator. Though intrigued, Alice has few expectations of the job--what could she and a beautiful actress at the peak of her fame possibly have to talk about? Yet the Marilyn she meets, while just as dazzling and sensual as Alice expected, is also surprisingly approachable. As Marilyn's visit unfolds, Alice is forced into a reckoning with her own painful past.
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