Jackie, Ethel, Joan
Women of Camelot

Jackie, Ethel, Joan This book was written 19 years ago, and I still feel every word of it as the Southern California kid I was during the days that comprise the telling. I remember the news, I remember my parents' reactions – especially my mother’s. I can see it now: she is leaning forward, perched o......more

Of all the books about the Kennedys I've read over the years, this is one of the most revelatory and personal that I've yet read. Jackie and Ethel Kennedy I had known about largely through the supportive roles both played for their husbands in the prime of their political careers. Then there was the......more

Camelot: where the women are whiny witches and the men are slimy cads. I feel like I needed to take a shower after I listened to this book. Not much more than a gossip rag, it was peppered with too many "perhaps'" and "maybes" and "probablys" to take it seriously. I need to read some other stuff abou......more

Non-fiction. This author noted appearances were more important than reality to a potential or established politico and his wife. These 3 ladies married 3 sons (all became U.S. Congress members) of Joseph & Rose Kennedy. Jackie loved Jack, Ethel loved Bobby & Joan loved Ted. The men all had girlfrien......more

This book read a bit like a gossip column...not that that's necessarily a bad thing, but when I finished, I didn't feel I'd really read a history book. It was fascinating, however, to read some of the intimate, lurid details of the family history, and to learn of the relationship among the sisters-i......more