by Edward Klein
First published 1999
Jacqueline Kennedy was the most scrutinized woman of her century. From her White House days through her marriages to President Kennedy and Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, she captivated America while guarding her secrets. Edward Klein, former editor of The New York Times Magazine and longtime friend of Jackie, draws from private documents, FBI files, and hundreds of interviews to expose the woman behind the public image. He reveals why Jackie married Onassis, how she responded when he returned to Maria Callas, and what destroyed their marriage. Klein traces Jackie's return to New York, where she rebuilt her life and found love with diamond merchant Maurice Templesman. Through exclusive access to her inner circle, Klein shows how Jackie accumulated her fortune and spent her private years. This portrait captures a woman whose hunger for wealth matched her need for privacy, and reveals how she finally discovered the love and peace that had long eluded her.
Genres: biography, 20th-century, biography-memoir, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-secrets, historical-figures
Setting: New York, White House
Period: 20th Century, 21st Century
432 pages · Paperback · Random House Publishing Group