Marilyn - My Prayer for You

For Marilyn Monroe fans, this is an The first publication of photos held in secret for 50 years by her lover and one of her first serious photographers -- Andre de Dienes.Dienes's earlier book Marilyn Mon Amour revealed the glorious young starlet in her first blush of fame -- the Marilyn the with whom de Dienes had fallen into a brief, intense affair. During the 1940s and early 1950s he took thousands of pictures of Marilyn -- and yet he held many of the best of these back, creating a personal archive that remained sealed until his recent death.

Now, for the first time, his niece Marie has compiled the finest of these photos -- 200 shots in color and black and white, almost all which have never been seen before. The Marilyn of these photos is remarkable -- youthful, fresh, and very much in love. And My Prayer for You -- its title taken from a note from Marilyn to Dienes -- is a uniquely intimate glimpse of the most beautiful and intriguing woman of the century.