31 Monday Mar 2008
Posted in Books, Interviews, Marilyn Monroe, The Mmm Girl, Updates
I have been interviewed on the wonderful My Marilyn podcast, regarding my new novel, The Mmm Girl. I’ve added a link with details of how to listen, and you will hear my distinctive London accent at 15:48 minutes into the latest show!
24 Sunday Feb 2008
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Marilyn by Eve Arnold, 1955
“A brilliant, believable read…a weird and wonderful look into Marilyn Monroe’s life, from her childhood in foster homes and orphanages to her many marriages and relationships and her eventual death…though her fame certainly adds something, this would have been a really interesting read even if she wasn’t a well known name…inspiring and entertaining…a proper, engaging story that is a really fun and educational read. I learnt a lot, not just of the actress’s love for pills and booze but also about the politics of the day, but at the same time it didn’t seem at all like a history lesson.”
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27 Sunday Jan 2008
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David Marshall, author of The DD Group: An Online Investigation Into The Death Of Marilyn Monroe, has reviewed my novel, The Mmm Girl.
“When reading The Mmm Girl, one can not help but realize that all previous attempts never quite got it – that elusive something special that made Monroe so incredibly unique…for those who have come to their own personal understanding of Monroe’s character and tale, for perhaps the very first time they will now be able to find ‘their Marilyn’ right there in print, all of her thoughts and actions captured in book form…Tara Hanks, who had never met Marilyn Monroe, let alone interviewed her or shared time with her, succeeds so far beyond other authors…it takes not only talent but heart to tell the story right. Tara Hanks has both.”
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19 Saturday Jan 2008
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Here is a link to Fraser Penney’s review of ‘The Mmm Girl’ on the Immortal Marilyn fansite – and while you’re there, check out all the new updates. Many thanks to all at IM for your support.
“You actually feel it’s Marilyn’s thoughts and words you are reading. You can almost hear her voice in your head…a personal insight into Marilyn’s world and the people she knew, from her own perspective…this really gives the book it’s edge and a great authenticity which makes it less like a novel and more like an autobiography, had Marilyn written one… a great deal of sensitivity, giving Marilyn’s “words” dignity and her story the respect it deserves…Tara writes in such a tender and tasteful way you imagine Marilyn herself would have written with the same beautiful sublime style…instead of being too explicit or provocative it’s just right, very sensual but sensitive to the reader’s taste at the same time.”
18 Friday Jan 2008
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