Thursday, May 29, 2014

The Secret Letters of Marilyn Monroe & Jacqueline Kennedy: A Novel by Wendy Leigh

I decided to take a break from listening to audiobooks and return to reading a book instead. I decided to veer off course and read something different, so chose The Secret Letters of Marilyn Monroe & Jacqueline Kennedy: A Novel by Wendy Leigh

I've always admired former First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, for her beauty, poise and style. She's such an icon of American style and glamour! She's the epitome of class. 

Marilyn Monroe is the legendary, sexy screen siren of her day. Monroe's untimely death and legacy still endures to this day and she is seemingly popular as ever. 

So, when I came across the eBook novel The Secret Letters of Marilyn Monroe & Jacqueline Kennedy by Wendy Leigh, I was intrigued by the title and plot summary. 

I do not know if Jacqueline Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe actually corresponded through a series of secret letters in real life and eventually formed a friendship as presented in the novel, The Secret Letters of Marilyn Monroe & Jacqueline Kennedy... But the idea of Marilyn & Jackie corresponding via secret letters does make for interesting reading nonetheless. Who wouldn't want to know what they wrote to each other, had they in fact corresponded to one another via letters!! I mean really, what would they say to each other?

I enjoyed the fact that The Secret Letters of Marilyn Monroe & Jacqueline Kennedy is written as a series of letters between both women as it is an interesting way to present a story. I can only recall reading two previous novels told in this same fashion and both of these novels were good ones to read.

Pros: 

* Novel is presented as a series of intriguing letters.
* Fast, fun, historical read.
* Well written and researched by the author.

Cons:

* Not sure how realistic it would have been that Jackie & Marilyn communicated to one another via secret letters over several years & became friends. 
* I also found it a bit difficult to believe that each woman would have shared such deeply personal information to one another either.

All in all, I did enjoy reading The Secret Letters of Marilyn Monroe & Jacqueline Kennedy by Wendy Leigh! I'm giving it a rating of seven stars out of ten stars.

Until my next post, happy reading!

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