The Secret Memoirs of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: A Novel
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.51 (777 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312363567 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
She currently lives in Los Angeles.. Ruth Francisco is the author of the critically acclaimed literary mysteries Confessions of a Deathmaiden and Good Morning, Darkness
Though named "Debutante of the Year 1947," Jackie yearned to become her own person, independent of any man—that is, until she met Sen. Concluding just before Jackie's death, the novel's fictionalized peek behind Camelot will satisfy only prurient interests. Francisco dishes up lots of graphic sex—both marital and extramarital (on JFK's part). From Publishers Weekly Affairs of state form a vague backdrop to Francisco's sordid imaginings of Jackie O's masochistic relationships with the men in her life. F
If she told her story You know what? I liked this book. The story is told in the first person, as if Jackie was telling her life story. I know this is a work of fiction, but it really makes you think about her side of the story. I think that Jackie always got a bad rep for being an "ice queen". After reading this book, I can understand why she was percieved to be that way and why she gave people that impression. You can't take anything in this book as fact, but it does bring up things we always wanted to know; did she. it was great! J. jones i just loved this book and even though i kept in mind throughout the whole novel that it was strictly fiction i really felt like i was reading jackie's journals throughout the most difficult, dramatic, and emotional roller coaster like years of her life. the novel just makes you wonder if these secret fictional memoirs superbly written by ruth francisco resemble any hidden truth about this most private woman. i just thought the book was captivating, telling all yet mysterious at the same time, i . Did no one get the notion that Ms. Francisco was chosen? The author here has done a masterful job of putting together a fiction memoir. I loved reading it as I have been reading so many books about the assassination of JFK and always found Jackie to be a mystery and far from full-bodied. Ms. Francisco changes all that with her riveting and soulful account. Yes, it's fiction as she claims. However.I kept remembering the to me strange "Editor's Foreward" wherein Jackie O. gives this woman, not the author, all her notebooks as she is soon to die. So Julie
Jackie Kennedy quite famously said, "I want to live my life, not record it." She remains elusive, her interior life hidden, her feelings and motivations secret. Yet who has not wondered what lay behind those sunglasses? Haven't we all wondered how Jackie felt about Jack's womanizing? How could she not have known? How did she tolerate it? How did her childhood passions and turbulent family life shape her choices? How did her love of fashion and culture influence the White House? What did she think about Marilyn Monroe? Why did she ever marry Onassis? What made her take a job in publishing when she clearly didn't need one? How did she endure the