Jack and Jackie (Portrait of an American Marriage)
2 journalers for this copy...
Hardback.
From Library Journal:
Andersen, author of unauthorized biographies of Madonna and Michael Jackson, here chronicles the relationship between Jacqueline Bouvier and John F. Kennedy. He starts with brief chapters on the early forces that impinged on their later life together: in his case, his father's money, competitiveness, and philandering; in hers, her mother's coldness, her father's philandering, and her need for money. The book is based on many interviews, though those closest to the Kennedys have kept mum. Despite JFK's supposedly juicy affairs, there are few lurid details (except for a couple about father Joe), and Andersen's is a surprisingly sympathetic view of the two principals (though he uses lots of anecdotes from the venomously anti-Kennedy writer Gore Vidal). This is good gossip, but not an essential purchase; expect demand, however, given the frenzy that accompanied the Jackie O auction. Francine Fialkoff, "Library Journal"
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal:
Andersen, author of unauthorized biographies of Madonna and Michael Jackson, here chronicles the relationship between Jacqueline Bouvier and John F. Kennedy. He starts with brief chapters on the early forces that impinged on their later life together: in his case, his father's money, competitiveness, and philandering; in hers, her mother's coldness, her father's philandering, and her need for money. The book is based on many interviews, though those closest to the Kennedys have kept mum. Despite JFK's supposedly juicy affairs, there are few lurid details (except for a couple about father Joe), and Andersen's is a surprisingly sympathetic view of the two principals (though he uses lots of anecdotes from the venomously anti-Kennedy writer Gore Vidal). This is good gossip, but not an essential purchase; expect demand, however, given the frenzy that accompanied the Jackie O auction. Francine Fialkoff, "Library Journal"
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Journal Entry 2 by Jumieges at Bio/memoir in Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Friday, July 20, 2007
Released 16 yrs ago (7/20/2007 UTC) at Bio/memoir in Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
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I have always had an interest in the Kennedy story and particularly Jackie. I look forward to reading this memoir.
I enjoyed reading this book and several others about the Kennedy family. I kept it on my shelf to compare facts, but it time to send them on their way. Sending to a friend at BookMooch who requested it.
