Jackie: Public, Private, Secret
Jackie: Public, Private, Secret by J. Randy Taraborrelli, published by St. Martin’s Publishing Group on July 18, 2023, offers a detailed exploration of the life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. This biography, spanning 528 pages, draws on hundreds of interviews and previously unreleased materials from the JFK Library to present a nuanced portrait of the former first lady. Taraborrelli delves into the complexities of her public persona, private struggles, and secretive aspects of her life, revealing insights that contribute to her enduring legacy.
Readers will find a wealth of information about Jackie’s experiences, including her hesitations before marrying John F. Kennedy and her interactions with notable figures such as Aristotle Onassis and Maria Callas. The book also addresses significant events, such as the scandal surrounding nude photos of Jackie and her final attempts at experimental cancer treatments. By examining these facets, the biography provides a comprehensive view of a woman whose life was marked by both public admiration and private challenges, making it a significant addition to the fields of biography and historical accounts.
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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
From the New York Times bestselling author of Jackie, Janet & Lee comes a fresh and often startling look at the life of the legendary former first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
Based on hundreds of interviews with friends, family, and lovers over a thirty-year period—as well as previously unreleased material from the JFK Library—Kennedy historian J. Randy Taraborrelli paints an unforgettable new portrait of a woman whose flaws and contradictions only serve to make her even more iconic. “I have three lives,” Jackie told a former lover, “public, private and secret.” In this revealing biography, readers will become intimately familiar with all three.
New insights from the book include:
· Jackie’s cold feet before her wedding to Jack Kennedy and her secret plan to avoid moving into the White House with him.
· Jackie’s plan to meet with the woman with whom her husband, Aristotle Onassis, was again having an affair, Maria Callas…and why, in the end, she decided against it.
· The truth about the nude photos of Jackie which scandalized her in the 1970s…and which family member had betrayed her by selling them.
· Her unusual relationship with Maurice Templesman, which was never what outsiders believed it to be.
· The never-before-reported, last-ditch efforts to save Jackie’s life with experimental cancer treatments, and the doctor who wouldn’t risk jail time in order to treat her.
Decades after her death and over sixty years after the assassination of President Kennedy, Jackie delivers the last word on one of the most famous women in the world.
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