Marilyn and John: Shattered Destinies (French Edition)

Passionately reconstituting the lives and love story of Marilyn and John with an extraordinary attention to detail and a wealth of often unpublished testimonies, historian Marylène Vincent has crafted a captivating narrative, says Télé Loisirs.

The author, L'Auteur writes, tackles each question methodically, precisely, and with a keen sense of anecdote, in the manner of an engrossing reportage that reads like a novel, notes La République.

Montréal's Jean-Paul praises the book for its novel theme, treated with great humor, remarking that it is a work worthy of a social security refund.

According to Marie-Pierre of Paris, this extensively well-researched book, packed with illuminating vignettes that shape the grand history, is an absolute page-turner from start to finish.

Béatrice M. simply declares it an excellent book that affirms Marylène Vincent's talent as a writer.

The author, Marylène Vincent, a history professor passionate about the United States, was nominated for the 2010 Hugues Capet Prize for her work "Henri IV and the Women: From Love to Death". This tireless and curious individual has undertaken diverse experiences, particularly in the field of journalism, spanning print, radio, and television. Her other published work is "The Clovis Clan: A Family Saga at the Heart of Violence".

The captivating summary reveals why, fifty years after their deaths, Marilyn and John continue to captivate the world with their incredible allure. How did these ordinary individuals, an abandoned little girl and the great-grandson of immigrants, come to live such extraordinary destinies?

These characters straight out of a novel, beautiful, wealthy, and famous, embraced glory and knew hell, at the White House as well as in Hollywood. The most iconic president of the 20th century and the world's sexiest star, surprisingly human behind their public personas, tragically perished in the prime of their lives, forever enshrined as legends.

On the day they met, each perceived in the other their own double: a shared origin and loveless childhood, deep inner wounds, both irresistible seducers, inevitably unfaithful, drug-dependent, strong yet fragile. The playboy cannot take his eyes off her, and she discreetly smiles at him, as if apologizing for her exquisite beauty. He is glib; she, uninhibited, finds him to her liking.

Their liaison, known to their entourage, intimates, collaborators, the media, the FBI, the Mafia, and even foreign governments, remains a classified state secret in puritanical America. Love affair or fleeting passion? Their names are forever entwined. This journalistic account traces the exceptional life journeys of these living legends through intersecting portraits, illustrated by numerous unpublished testimonies, unusual anecdotes, and confidences from those close to them.

product information: