This story of the unlikely meeting of two vulnerable women is a beautifully woven page turner. The battle-weary woman and the pin-up girl who meet, connect, separate: each changed by the brief union Heather Morris, author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Alice is a troubled young woman whos chosen to become Marilyn Monroes translator when she performs to US soldiers stationed in Korea. The stars vulnerability stirs up conflicted memories for Alice, forcing her to confront her own suffering and the suffering she has caused others .. there are gravely beautiful moments and Lees depiction of the war and its aftermath is spare and powerful Mail on Sunday
Ji-min Lees beautifully written novel is a timely act of reclamation for the so-called Forgotten War Irish Times
An extraordinary tale of the solace that can be found in friendship Stylist
This short and haunting novel gives the reader an insight into a war that's largely been forgottenThis is a dark, impactful story of bleak survival, brilliantly translated from Korean, with raw and shocking images that tend to linger a bone-chilling read Irish Independent
The unlikely empathy between Alice and Marylin is nicely conveyed in a raw, emotionally heightened novel about Koreas largely unstoried legacy of grief Claire Allfree, Daily Mail
This is a story about two women who have transcended time. Nobody has written about the tragedy of war with such imagination. It is wonderful and lively and sad and makes you nod in recognition Kyung- sook Shin, Man Asian Prize winner of Please Look After Mom
Marilyn and Me explores war and survival, grief and guilt, and our complicated relationship with beauty. This poetically translated, richly imagined novel provides a moving, thought-provoking glimpse into a fascinating moment in history. Meg Waite Clayton, author of The Race for Paris
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