Kick Kennedy: the charmed life and tragic death of the favorite Kennedy daughter
Author:
Publisher:
Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date:
[2016]
Edition:
First edition
Language:
English
Description
"Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy was the incandescent life force of the fabled Kennedy family, her father's acknowledged "favorite of all the children" and her brother Jack's "psychological twin." She was the Kennedy of Kennedys, sure of her privilege, magnetically charming and somehow not quite like anyone else on whatever stage she happened to grace. The daughter of the American ambassador to the Court of St. James's, Kick swept into Britain's aristocracy like a fresh wind on a sweltering summer day. In a decaying world where everything was based on stultifying sameness and similarity, she was gloriously, exhilaratingly different. Kick was the girl whom all the boys fell in love with, the girl who remained painfully out of reach for most of them. To Kick, everything about this life was fun and amusing--until suddenly it was not. For this is also a story of how a girl like Kick, a girl who had everything, a girl who seemed made for happiness, confronted crushing sadness. Willing to pay the price for choosing the love she wanted, she would have to face the consequences of forsaking much that was dear to her. Bestselling and award-winning biographer Barbara Leaming draws on her unique access to firsthand accounts, extensive conversations with many of the key players, and previously unseen sources to transport us to another world, one of immense wealth, arcane rituals and rules, glamour and tragedy, that has now disappeared forever."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects
Subjects
Americans
Americans -- England -- London -- Biography
Aristocracy (Social class)
Aristocracy (Social class) -- Great Britain -- Biography
Biography
Brothers and sisters
Catholics
Catholics -- England -- Biography
England
England -- London
Great Britain
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
Kennedy, Kathleen
Kennedy, Kathleen, -- 1920-1948
Kennedy family
Manners and customs
Presidents
Presidents -- Brothers and sisters
Presidents -- United States -- Brothers and sisters -- Biography
Socialites
Socialites -- United States -- Biography
Social life and customs
United States
Young women
Young women -- England -- London -- Biography
Young women -- United States -- Biography
Americans -- England -- London -- Biography
Aristocracy (Social class)
Aristocracy (Social class) -- Great Britain -- Biography
Biography
Brothers and sisters
Catholics
Catholics -- England -- Biography
England
England -- London
Great Britain
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
Kennedy, Kathleen
Kennedy, Kathleen, -- 1920-1948
Kennedy family
Manners and customs
Presidents
Presidents -- Brothers and sisters
Presidents -- United States -- Brothers and sisters -- Biography
Socialites
Socialites -- United States -- Biography
Social life and customs
United States
Young women
Young women -- England -- London -- Biography
Young women -- United States -- Biography
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ISBN:
9781250071316
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Last Grouping Update | 2023-07-01 04:21:16AM |
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Biography
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England
England -- London
Great Britain
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
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Presidents -- Brothers and sisters
Presidents -- United States -- Brothers and sisters -- Biography
Socialites
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Young women
Young women -- England -- London -- Biography
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Aristocracy (Social class) -- Great Britain -- Biography
Biography
Catholics
Catholics -- England -- Biography
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Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
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Presidents -- Brothers and sisters
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Socialites
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Young women
Young women -- England -- London -- Biography
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Socialites
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Brothers and sisters
Catholics
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Kennedy, Kathleen
Manners and customs
Presidents
Social life and customs
Socialites
Young women
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