Laurence Leamer
was granted unheralded access to private Kennedy papers,
and he interviewed family and old friends, many of whom
had never been interviewed before, for this incredible
portrait of the women in America’s "royal
family." From Bridget Murphy, the foremother who
touched shore at East Boston in 1849, to the intelligent,
independent Kennedy women of today, Laurence Leamer
tells their unforgettable stories.
Here are the private thoughts
of Kathleen, the flirtatious debutante in prewar England
. . . the truth behind Joe Kennedy’s insistence
that his mildly retarded daughter, Rosemary, be lobotomized
. . . the real story behind Joan and Ted’s whirlwind
romance . . . Jackie’s desire for a divorce from
JFK in the 1950s . . . Pat Lawford’s disastrous
Hollywood marriage . . . how Caroline discovered her
cousin David’s death by overdose, and more.
Tough enough to withstand the
unimaginable, these Kennedy women soldier on in the
name of their extraordinary family and what they believe
is right.
