Mrs. Kennedy, Barbara Leaming
Mrs. Kennedy, Barbara Leaming
List: $24.99 | Sale: $17.50
Club: $12.49

Mrs. Kennedy
The Missing History of the Kennedy Years

Author: Barbara Leaming

Narrator: Elizabeth Wiley

Unabridged: 19 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/16/2024


Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author Barbara Leaming answers the question: What was it like to be Mrs. John F. Kennedy during the dramatic thousand days of the Kennedy presidency? Here for the first time is the full story of the extravagant interplay of sex and politics that constitutes one of modern history's most spectacular dramas.

Drawing from recently declassified top-secret material, as well as revelatory eyewitness accounts, Secret Service records, and Jacqueline Kennedy's personal letters, bestselling biographer Barbara Leaming answers the question: what was it like to be Mrs. John F. Kennedy during the dramatic thousand days of the Kennedy presidency? Brilliantly researched, Leaming's poignant and powerful chronicle illuminates the tumultuous day-to-day life of a woman who entered the White House at age thirty-one, seven years into a complex and troubled marriage, and left at thirty-four after her husband's assassination. Revealing the full story of the interplay of sex and politics in Washington, Mrs. Kennedy will indelibly challenge our vision of this fascinating woman, and bring a new perspective to her crucial role in the Kennedy presidency.

About Barbara Leaming

Barbara Leaming is the author of the critically acclaimed Orson Welles and the New York Times bestseller Katharine Hepburn. Her articles have appeared in Vanity Fair and The New York Times Magazine. She lives in Connecticut.


Reviews

Goodreads review by KOMET on April 12, 2017

Upon immersing myself in "Mrs. Kennedy: The Missing History of the Kennedy Years", I felt as if I were an actual witness to a marriage between 2 remarkable people, whose lives together became bound up with the politics, culture, ethos, and destiny of a nation. At the time of their marriage in Septem......more

Goodreads review by Marilyn on June 11, 2018

I loved the Kennedys and have always been saddened on how life treated them. How do I explain my disappointment in reading this. In the first 70 pages, the author really shows no compassion for Jackie's mental weaknesses. Is this a writing of 'gossip' or one of facts? I continue to browse through th......more

Goodreads review by Jen on October 07, 2008

One of my first in a long line of biographies I've read on Jackie. This one was written in a way that I truly felt as if I were shadowing her through her life and saw what it must have been like to be her. I knew very little of Jackie before reading this book and afterwards was only more intrigued.......more

Goodreads review by Claire on January 13, 2024

This was not my favorite book about Jackie Kennedy. The author portrayed her as weak and insecure. It focused on the scandals of JFK’s infidelity, making it read like a gossip magazine. The author made assumptions that most of Jackie’s life decisions were centered around her wanting to do the opposi......more

Goodreads review by Helen Longvall on June 20, 2011

Intriguing, for a historical novel, it made a great beach read. I enjoyed learning about the JFK years through Barbara Leaming's unique perspective of placing Jackie as the protagonist. It really did add some color to the image I had previously understood.......more