First published 2014
Jacqueline Kennedy breaks her silence about the hidden realities of her extraordinary life. She speaks candidly about her husband's countless infidelities during their marriage and the dark undercurrents of their relationship. She describes witnessing President Kennedy's assassination and how the "Kennedy curse" devastated their family. After his death, she fled America with her children and entered a relationship with Greek billionaire Onassis. By her own admission, she married him for money, but his death left her financially struggling and forced to work as an editor at a publishing house. This confession reveals a woman who spent years as fate's plaything, enduring public scrutiny while concealing her inner turmoil. Kennedy reflects on her philosophy that women divide into two types: those who need power over the world and those who need it only in intimate relationships. Her story becomes a declaration of independence as she decides to live and love on her own terms rather than according to others' expectations.
Genres: 20th-century, autobiography, biography-memoir, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
Setting: America, Greece
Period: 20th Century, 21st Century
Hardcover · Yauza-katalog
Content warnings: death