A dazzling biography of three of the most glamorous women of the 20th Century: Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, her mother Janet Lee Auchincloss, and her sister, Princess Lee Radziwill.
J. Randy Taraboorelli is the author of nearly 20 biographies, most of which have become New York Times bestsellers, including: Call Her Miss Ross, Sinatra-Behind the Legend, Madonna - An Intimate Biography, Jackie, Ethel, Joan - Women of Camelot, Elizabeth, (a biography of Elizabeth Taylor); The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe and After Camelot - A Personal History of the Kennedy Family 1968 to the Present, which has been adapted as a mini-series for Reelz airing in April 2017.
"Riveting...Taraborrelli presents a woman of passion, both sexual
and emotional, whose facade somehow always remains in place...the
magic of Jackie's aura is imperishable to this day...deliciously
readable." --New York Times Book Review "In this revealing
biography, Taraborrelli explores the complicated relationship
between Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, her mother Janet Lee
Auchincloss, and her sister, Princess Lee Radziwill. Though the two
sisters became two of the most idolized women of the 20th century,
they struggled with sibling jealousy and constantly sought 'money
and power'--which their mother told them was 'the secret to
happily-ever-after.'" --People magazine, "Best Books About the
Kennedy Family"
"Taraborrelli takes an intimate look at the sisters' complicated
relationship with [Aristotle Onassis], and reveals for the first
time what really happened when Lee learned her sister was marrying
Onassis five years after John F. Kennedy's death." --Harper's
Bazaar "Veteran Hollywood biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli, drawing
on interviews with family members, reveals how their formidable and
hard-nosed mother, Janet Bouvier Auchincloss, sought to mould her
daughters in her own ruthlessly mercenary and social-climbing
image." --Daily Mail "Meticulously researched...fascinating and
absorbing...Taraborrelli captures the glamorous, tragic, seductive
and completely absorbing world of the Kennedys and those who
married them. With his bite-size chapters, insightful writing and
impeccable research, Taraborrelli's Jackie, Janet & Lee is
irresistible, intimate and revealing." --Shelf Awareness "Jackie,
Janet & Lee traces the fraught relationship between First Lady
Jackie Kennedy Onassis and her rivalrous celebrity sister Lee
Radziwill as they dueled for popularity, men, and the approval of
their mother Janet Auchincloss...Taraborrelli's gossipy narrative
revels in luxurious decor, stunning outfits, and soap-operatic
fights in this entertaining saga of how wealthy, fashionable women
got that way." --Publishers Weekly
"A narrative about money and the seemingly unlimited power that
goes with it...The aura of Camelot lives on in a book for Kennedy
completists and those who enjoy tales of the rich and powerful."
--Kirkus Reviews "Engrossing...An intimate look into the
intertwined lives of the Bouvier, Auchincloss, Kennedy, and
Radziwill families. Taraborrelli creates a tabloid-style story of
money, power, politics, and family--a voyeuristic look into a world
of patrician privilege." --Library Journal
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