

Rosemary
The Hidden Kennedy Daughter
Author: Kate Clifford Larson
Narrator: Bernadette Dunne
Unabridged: 7 hr 44 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 10/06/2015
Author: Kate Clifford Larson
Narrator: Bernadette Dunne
Unabridged: 7 hr 44 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 10/06/2015
Kate Clifford Larson is the author of the critically acclaimed biographies Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero and The Assassin’s Accomplice: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln. She has been a consultant and interpretive specialist for numerous museum and public history initiatives, focusing on the lives and contributions of women in the making of our national identity.
Bernadette Dunne is the winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and has twice been nominated for the prestigious Audie Award. She studied at the Royal National Theatre in London and the Studio Theater in Washington, DC, and has appeared at the Kennedy Center and off Broadway.
The stigma of mental illness is still alive and well. When you hear "the Kennedys" you think of JFK, Jackie-O and so much more - but what about Rosemary? If you haven't heard of the eldest Kennedy daughter, then you aren't alone. Rosemary wasa dirty skeletonin that prestigious family's closet......more
Rosemary was the daughter of Joe and Rose Kennedy. She had an intellectual disability due to oxygen deprivation at birth. Her mood swings and aggression were sadly not acceptable to her family. They forced her to undergo frontal lobotomy when she was just 23 years old. She was sent to live in m......more
I'm glad I finally got around to reading this book because for the most part it did a good job separating fact from rumors and misconception. Due to family secrecy and lost or redacted papers, we might not ever know the full story. However, this book is about as thorough and well-researched look we......more
“The forgotten Kennedy is forgotten no longer…A book about the Kennedys that has something new to say.” Laurence Leamer, New York Times bestselling author
“It is Rosemary herself who shines from the pages of this profoundly revealing family story.” Marya Hornbacher, New York Times bestselling author
“Heartbreaking.” Wall Street Journal
“Compelling psychological, socia,l and political insight.” More magazine
“Larson deploys excerpts in heart-rending fashion, showing a sweet, insecure girl who was desperate to please…She has produced a valuable account of mental health tragedy and an influential family’s belated efforts to make amends.” New York Times Book Review
“A heartbreaking book that makes clear the pain and passion behind the Kennedy family’s efforts on behalf of the disabled.” BBC.com
“Riveting…fascinating…compelling.” Minneapolis Star-Tribune
“Narrator Bernadette Dunne delivers the author’s examination of a privileged life gone horribly wrong…Compassion for Rosemary’s strength to survive and her inspiring effect on her brothers and sisters is evident in Dunne’s performance. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.” AudioFile
“A well-researched biography.” BookPage
“Engrossing…This expertly researched work offers a candid examination of a once-forgotten member of one of America’s most famous families.” Library Journal