Marilyn and Me by Ji-min Lee
Historical fiction, based on true events, about two women who seem the most unlikely to ever meet: Alice, a Korean war survivor and translator for the American forces in Seoul, and Marilyn Monroe, who is visiting Korea on a four-day USO tour.
February 1954. Although the Korean War armistice was signed a year ago, most citizens of Seoul still battle to return to some semblance of normalcy. Conditions are dismal. Children beg for food, and orphanages are teeming. Alice J. Kim, a Korean translator and typist for the American forces still sanctioned in the city, yearns for the life she used to live before her country was torn apart.
Then Alice’s boss makes an announcement—the 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. Marilyn and Me is a portrayal of unexpected kinship between two very different women, and of the connections that can change, or even save, a life.
Format: Paperback | 176 pages
Dimensions (cm): 19.7 x 12.9 x 1.4 | 256g -
Publication Date: 05 Mr 2020
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: 4th Estate
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN10: 000832235X
ISBN13: 9780008322359
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Some minor damage to the cover including creasing on the top-left corner of the back cover, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing at the back of the book, but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.