America's Queen

The Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Sarah Bradford

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English

Penguin Books Ltd
02 January 2014

Biography: historical, political & military; History

From Britain's best Royal biographer comes the definitive account of America's Queen

The definitive biography of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis - a fascinating account of an extraordinary life.

Jackie Bouvier's privileged upbringing instilled rigid self-control, while her expedient marriage into the Kennedy clan consolidated her determination. Revealing new testimony from many of the couple's closest friends show the profound complexities both of this very public relationship, including the affairs that threatened it, and of her controversial marriage to Onassis. Here is the private Jackie - neglected wife, vigilant mother, obsessive shopper and working widow - whose fascinating nature is illuminated by all that Bradford has discovered.

By: Sarah Bradford
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 199mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 46mm
Weight: 504g
ISBN: 9780241967430
ISBN 10: 0241967430
Pages: 736
Publication Date: 02 January 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , General/trade , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sarah Bradford is a historian and biographer. Her previous books include Cesare Borgia (1976), Disraeli (1982), winner of the New York Times Book of the Year, Princess Grace (1984), George VI (1989) and Elizabeth- A Biography of Her Majesty the Queen (1996).

Reviews for America's Queen: The Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Exceptionally intelligent and well-written ... a thumping good read Daily Mail Bradford has a real grasp of history and the ability to make it spark into new life -- Anne Chisholm Sunday Telegraph Bradford's forte, ever since she was a history-mad girl, is thinking herself into other lives Daily Telegraph Long before Diana Spencer, Jacqueline Kennedy was the world's ultimate fantasy princess ... In public, at JFK's side, Jackie's air of breathless sophistication, her chic cultural warmth complemented [him] perfectly. In private she could be softly malicious ... scurrilously funny, and full of the entertaining intolerance of those who are young, rich, beautiful ... a lucid, well-written new biography Guardian There has not been, nor will there be, a better biography of Jackie Times Literary Supplement The definitive biography -- Anthony Howard Sunday Times A masterly biography Daily Telegraph