First published 1970
The bullets have found their mark in Dallas, and now the Kennedy family must navigate a world without Jack. Ted Sorensen places readers inside the private moments of a political dynasty grappling with sudden loss. Robert Kennedy wrestles with his own presidential ambitions while carrying his brother's torch. Jackie Kennedy faces the weight of preserving a legacy while protecting her children from public scrutiny. The family's inner circle debates how to honor Jack's memory without becoming prisoners of the past. Sorensen draws on his years as Kennedy's speechwriter to explore the human cost of political greatness. The novel reveals how grief and duty collide when private mourning becomes public spectacle. At its heart, this story examines whether the Kennedy mystique can survive the man who created it.
Genres: american-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, biography-memoir
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-secrets, public-spectacle
Setting: Dallas
Period: 1960s
Hardcover · Weidenfeld and Nicolson