Reissued with revisions to commemmorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination of J. F. Kennedy.
Sarah Bradford is a historian and biographer. Her books include Cesare Borgia (1976), Disraeli (1982), winner of the New York Times Book of the Year, Princess Grace (1984), Sacherevell Sitwell (1993), Elizabeth: A Biography of Her Majesty the Queen (1996), Lucrezia Borgia (2005), Diana (2007) and Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Our Times (2011). She frequently appears on television as an authority on her biographical subjects and as a commentator on notable royal events. She is currently working on a full scale biography of Queen Victoria. She lives in London.
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 A timely reminder of the contradictory and complicated character of the First Lady ... a revealing portrait Daily Mail Sarah Bradford is very good, and very detailed, about the Kennedys. A good biography, and a good history Evening Standard
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