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Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis by Barbara Leaming

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

The Untold Story

by Barbara Leaming

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  • Oct 2014, 368 pages
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Dorothy G. (Naperville, IL)

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
I learned more than I had previously known about Jacqueline Bouvier's early adult life prior to JFK. However, I did not feel that much more was revealed following their marriage and Jackie's life thereafter. The post traumatic stress disorder diagnosis seemed definitely on target, but came as no surprise. This is evidenced in the days following the assassination and is referred to throughout the book.
The book takes us through her relationship and marriage to Onasis without much detail other than what we had already known. I felt that all her relationships, including that with her children, were only lightly touched upon and revealed nothing new.

The diagnosis of PTSD had not been discovered in the 1960's, but anyone who sat next to their husband as he was assassinated would likely suffer from this disorder. The novel brought it up again and again, but I'm sure all readers agreed the first time and did not need to be reminded. I had higher hopes for this book and found myself wanting more.

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