![]() Reading between the lines of this and other sources, you can see how Marilyn loved Bernice as her only living and reachable kin. This seems to be the Miracle's first and only foray into that world. It is true to form that Bernice chose her daughter to write this and not a highly stylized ghost writer. The Miracle family never made a secondary career or hobby off Marilyn's fame. It took a long time for Bernice to emerge from the shadows and tell her sister's story. They appear open and naive and represent the energy, innocence and can-do attitude of post-war America. Bernice tilts her head slightly down, shyly looking slightly off camera. ![]() Marilyn looks up and right at you through the camera. ![]() She is striving to be taller, as she actually is, on a less than level beach. They look strikingly modern despite their 1950's bikinis and hair dos. The picture on the cover is worth a thousand words. ![]()
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