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Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: The Untold Story Details
Hardcover: 368 pages
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books; First Edition edition (October 28, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1250017645
ISBN-13: 978-1250017642
Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 1.3 x 9.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books; First Edition edition (October 28, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1250017645
ISBN-13: 978-1250017642
Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 1.3 x 9.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
Barbara Leaming’s extraordinary and deeply sensitive biography is the
first book to document Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’ brutal, lonely and
valiant thirty-one year struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) that followed JFK’s assassination.
Here is the woman as she has never been seen before. In heartrending detail, we witness a struggle that unfolded at times before our own eyes, but which we failed to understand.
Leaming’s biography also makes clear the pattern of Jackie’s life as a whole. We see how a spirited young woman’s rejection of a predictable life led her to John F. Kennedy and the White House, how she sought to reconcile the conflicts of her marriage and the role she was to play, and how the trauma of her husband’s murder which left her soaked in his blood and brains led her to seek a very different kind of life from the one she’d previously sought.
A life story that has been scrutinized countless times, seen here for the first time as the serious and important story that it is. A story for our times at a moment when we as a nation need more than ever to understand the impact of trauma.
Here is the woman as she has never been seen before. In heartrending detail, we witness a struggle that unfolded at times before our own eyes, but which we failed to understand.
Leaming’s biography also makes clear the pattern of Jackie’s life as a whole. We see how a spirited young woman’s rejection of a predictable life led her to John F. Kennedy and the White House, how she sought to reconcile the conflicts of her marriage and the role she was to play, and how the trauma of her husband’s murder which left her soaked in his blood and brains led her to seek a very different kind of life from the one she’d previously sought.
A life story that has been scrutinized countless times, seen here for the first time as the serious and important story that it is. A story for our times at a moment when we as a nation need more than ever to understand the impact of trauma.
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Praise for Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
"An intimate and revealing look at one of the 20th century's most remarkable—and misunderstood—women." —Kirkus Reviews"Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis provides suggestive evidence that her subject suffered from the clinical symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, including flashbacks, insomnia, numbness, avoidance, fear, depression, and anger. … Her documentation — which includes Jackie’s remarks to intimates, as well as her behavior — is compelling. Interpreting the post-assassination life through the lens of PTSD turns out to be a fruitful way of making sense of Jackie’s sometimes odd-seeming choices." —The Boston Globe "Barbara Leaming offers a startling and fascinating look at Jackie’s life. … Sensitive and stylish, intimate and insightful…. At once harrowing and humane, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis stands as a deeply moving narrative." —Richmond Times-Dispatch"Both refreshing and uniquely insightful."—Maclean’s"Successfully provides a fresh perspective on the widow of assassinated U.S. president John F. Kennedy. Award-winning biographer Barbara Leaming’s take on Kennedy Onassis is well-written and thoroughly researched. … Leaming’s new biography brings her back to life in an important new light." —Winnipeg Free Press"Barbara Leaming makes a strong argument, based on original research, that Jackie suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) at a time before the condition had been diagnosed." —BookpagePraise for Barbara Leaming"The depth and drama of her storytelling deserves especially high praise." —The New York Times Book Review on Katharine Hepburn"Leaming's narrative soars.... Masterful." —Washington Post Book World on Jack Kennedy"Engrossing...Restores Marilyn's humanity...A gripping and corrective book." —The New York Times on Marilyn Monroe"A fascinating work." —The New York Post on Mrs. Kennedy"Bona fide new material ... meticulous research ... achingly moving." —The Washington Post on Mrs. Kennedy"Leaming paints a moving portrait of Jackie as she tried valiantly to make her marriage work and find a place for herself and her gifts." —USA Today on Mrs. Kennedy"It makes both Kennedys seem utterly human, flawed, and some of it will break your heart." —Liz Smith, New York Post on Mrs. Kennedy"A fabulous success… the first book to plumb Jackie’s marital horrors in such heart-stopping detail." —The Philadelphia Inquirer on Mrs. Kennedy"An absorbing and enjoyable book." —New York Times Book Review on Jack Kennedy"History improves on itself! I never thought I'd want to read a book about JFK again.... reads like a high-society thriller." —The New York Post on Jack Kennedy"A fine biography of John F. Kennedy." —Jon Meacham on Jack Kennedy"The great merit of Barbara Leaming’s new book is to demonstrate how dependent the young Kennedy became upon a charmed circle of British noblemen, and also how obsessed he became with the need to match himself with that greatest of Anglo-American aristocrats, Winston Churchill." —Christopher Hitchens on Jack Kennedy"I am astounded at Barbara Leaming’s almost uncanny perception of the workings of his mind." —John Julius Norwich on Churchill Defiant
"An intimate and revealing look at one of the 20th century's most remarkable—and misunderstood—women." —Kirkus Reviews"Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis provides suggestive evidence that her subject suffered from the clinical symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, including flashbacks, insomnia, numbness, avoidance, fear, depression, and anger. … Her documentation — which includes Jackie’s remarks to intimates, as well as her behavior — is compelling. Interpreting the post-assassination life through the lens of PTSD turns out to be a fruitful way of making sense of Jackie’s sometimes odd-seeming choices." —The Boston Globe "Barbara Leaming offers a startling and fascinating look at Jackie’s life. … Sensitive and stylish, intimate and insightful…. At once harrowing and humane, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis stands as a deeply moving narrative." —Richmond Times-Dispatch"Both refreshing and uniquely insightful."—Maclean’s"Successfully provides a fresh perspective on the widow of assassinated U.S. president John F. Kennedy. Award-winning biographer Barbara Leaming’s take on Kennedy Onassis is well-written and thoroughly researched. … Leaming’s new biography brings her back to life in an important new light." —Winnipeg Free Press"Barbara Leaming makes a strong argument, based on original research, that Jackie suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) at a time before the condition had been diagnosed." —BookpagePraise for Barbara Leaming"The depth and drama of her storytelling deserves especially high praise." —The New York Times Book Review on Katharine Hepburn"Leaming's narrative soars.... Masterful." —Washington Post Book World on Jack Kennedy"Engrossing...Restores Marilyn's humanity...A gripping and corrective book." —The New York Times on Marilyn Monroe"A fascinating work." —The New York Post on Mrs. Kennedy"Bona fide new material ... meticulous research ... achingly moving." —The Washington Post on Mrs. Kennedy"Leaming paints a moving portrait of Jackie as she tried valiantly to make her marriage work and find a place for herself and her gifts." —USA Today on Mrs. Kennedy"It makes both Kennedys seem utterly human, flawed, and some of it will break your heart." —Liz Smith, New York Post on Mrs. Kennedy"A fabulous success… the first book to plumb Jackie’s marital horrors in such heart-stopping detail." —The Philadelphia Inquirer on Mrs. Kennedy"An absorbing and enjoyable book." —New York Times Book Review on Jack Kennedy"History improves on itself! I never thought I'd want to read a book about JFK again.... reads like a high-society thriller." —The New York Post on Jack Kennedy"A fine biography of John F. Kennedy." —Jon Meacham on Jack Kennedy"The great merit of Barbara Leaming’s new book is to demonstrate how dependent the young Kennedy became upon a charmed circle of British noblemen, and also how obsessed he became with the need to match himself with that greatest of Anglo-American aristocrats, Winston Churchill." —Christopher Hitchens on Jack Kennedy"I am astounded at Barbara Leaming’s almost uncanny perception of the workings of his mind." —John Julius Norwich on Churchill Defiant
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