Inga, Scott Farris
Inga, Scott Farris
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Inga
Kennedy's Great Love, Hitler's Perfect Beauty, and J. Edgar Hoover's Prime Suspect

Author: Scott Farris

Narrator: Scott Farris

Unabridged: 12 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/30/2016

Synopsis

In addition to her romance with Kennedy, Arvad married four times - including to an Egyptian prince, the brilliant filmmaker Paul Fejos, and the famed cowboy movie star Tim McCoy. She had affairs with Wall Street financier Bernard Baruch, the noted surgeon Dr. William Cahan, and Winston Churchill's right hand man, Baron Robert Boothby. But by all accounts her admirers among the European and American elite loved Inga not for her physical beauty, but for her joie de vivre. She was a genius with people, she was daring and adventurous, and she was their equal. Like Isak Dinesen, Beryl Markham, and Clare Boothe Luce, Inga Arvad led a life that both sheds light on and defies the stereotypes of women of her time.

About Scott Farris

Scott Farris is the New York Times bestselling author of Kennedy & Reagan: Why Their Legacies Endure and Almost President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the Nation. A former bureau chief for United Press International and a political columnist, he has interviewed most of the men and women who have sought the presidency over the past thirty years, and has managed several political campaigns. He appeared on the 2011 C-SPAN television series The Contenders, and has appeared on MSNBC's Morning Joe and Melissa Harris-Perry. His work has been published in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife and two children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Susan on February 26, 2017

Excellent addition to the Kennedy canon; the ultimately tragic love story of the woman who probably had more to do with JFK becoming President than anyone else.......more

Goodreads review by Maja on July 26, 2024

INTERESTING SUBJECT, BUT JUST NOT FOR ME Inga was a truly fascinating woman, who met many fascinating people. I was excited to get into her story, but I was quickly annoyed with the way Farris chose to tell that story. It just didn't work for me. What I didn't like 👎 Denmark: Before picking up this boo......more

Goodreads review by D. on November 27, 2017

Inga’s mother encouraged her to have a life of adventure and importance. With this encouragement, Inga traveled the world, spoke four languages, and found herself in the company of some interesting men. As a young journalist, she interviewed Hitler twice who was quite taken with her and, due to this......more

Goodreads review by Susann on June 23, 2017

Excellent bio I had never heard of Inga Arvad before even though I have read many books about the Kennedys. The book was a bit slow starting but then picked up and was fascinating. Her life was well worthy of a biography and even if she had not had a relationship with JFK, it would still have been of......more

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