An intimate portrait of the life of Jackie O… Few of us can claim to be the authors of our fate. Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy knows no other choice. With the eyes of the world watching, Jackie uses her effortless charm and keen intelligence to carve a place for herself among the men of history and weave a fairy tale for the American people, embodying a senator’s wife, a devoted mother, a First Lady—a queen in her own right.
But all reigns must come to an end. Once JFK travels to Dallas and the clock ticks down those thousand days of magic in Camelot, Jackie is forced to pick up the ruined fragments of her life and forge herself into a new identity that is all her own, that of an American legend.
Paperback, 448 pages
Published
March 10th 2020
by Berkley
5/5
This wasn't a quick read, coming in at over 400 pages some might find that size daunting, I didn’t. Being familiar with Stephanie ‘s writing I knew what to expect - a well-researched and well-written book about a woman with a
story to tell. A woman of inspiration and drive, one that I knew little about.
I’ll confess that this read was interspersed with google. Jackie was a woman with style, the descriptions had me checking out not just her attire online but decoration and causes.
I really enjoyed getting to know Jackie, her relationships not just with
Jack but her sister as well,. along with father-in-law Joe Kennedy, Bobby and even
Onassis. Her character and motivation stood out. I really have a new appreciation for all she went through because honestly I didn’t have a
clue. From pictures I’ve always felt Jackie to be a quiet woman who followed JFK around. This book opened my eyes to a woman who endured so much heartache in her life, her struggles, and where she found her strength.
Definitely a book and author I highly recommend.
This book is from my personal library and part of my 2020 reading off my shelf challenge
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