Jackie A Novel
Jackie A Novel by Dawn Tripp is a 496-page work published by Random House Publishing Group on June 18, 2024. This novel presents an intimate portrayal of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, exploring themes of love, power, family, and personal reinvention against the backdrop of historical events. Through a narrative that captures the complexities of her life, Tripp delves into the multifaceted identity of a woman who shaped history while navigating profound loss and transformation.
Readers will find a vivid depiction of Jackie’s journey, from her early days as a young woman with dreams of France and a burgeoning career at Vogue, to her tumultuous marriage with Jack Kennedy and the aftermath of tragedy. The story intricately weaves together moments of personal and public significance, highlighting the emotional landscape of a woman who experienced both immense joy and heartache. This edition invites readers to engage with the historical and biographical aspects of Jackie’s life, offering a nuanced exploration of her legacy and the challenges she faced throughout the 20th century.
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In this mesmerizing novel about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, acclaimed author Dawn Tripp has crafted an intimate story of love and power, family and tragedy, loss and reinvention.
“A brilliant, beautiful book [that] touches the soul.”—Chris Bohjalian, New York Times bestselling author of The Princess of Las Vegas
The world has divided my life into three:
Life with Jack
Life with Onassis
Life as a woman who goes to work because she wants to.
My life is all of these things, and it is none of these things. They continue to miss what’s right in front of them. I love books. I love the sea. I love horses. Children. Art. Ideas. History. Beauty. Because beauty blows us open to wonder.
Even the beauty that breaks your heart.
Jackie is the story of a woman—deeply private with a nuanced, formidable intellect—who forged a legacy out of grief and shaped history even as she was living it. It is the story of a love affair, a complicated marriage, and the fracturing of identity that comes in the wake of unthinkable violence.
When Jackie meets the charismatic congressman Jack Kennedy in Georgetown, she is twenty-one and dreaming of France. She has won an internship at Vogue. Kennedy, she thinks, is not her kind of adventure: “Too American. Too good-looking. Too boy.” Yet she is drawn to his mind, his humor, his drive. The chemistry between them ignites. During the White House years, the love between two independent people deepens. Then, a motorcade in Dallas: “Three and a half seconds—that’s all it was—a slivered instant between the first shot, which missed the car, and the second, which did not. . . . A hypnotic burst of sunlight off her bracelet as she waved.”
This vivid, exquisitely written novel is at once a captivating work of the imagination and a window into the world of a woman who led many lives: Jackie, Jacks, Jacqueline, Miss Bouvier, Mrs. Kennedy, Jackie O.
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