Synopsis
This biography of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis focuses on the influence of her mother, Janet Lee Auchincloss.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2001-10-01 | | Edition Description: | Illustrated |
| Size | | Length: | 381 pages | | Height: | 10.5 in | | Width: | 6.5 in | | Thickness: | 1.5 in | | Weight: | 40.0 oz |
Publisher's Note
Born to a wealthy Manhattan builder, Janet Lee was barely twenty-one years old when she married the handsome and dashing "Black Jack" Bouvier. The marriage, which produced two daughters, Jackie and Lee, was in all other respects a disaster and eventually ended in a scandalous divorce. Jack Bouvier was a glamorous and doting father, but it was Janet who set about securing her daughters' future the only way she knew how---by marrying well. Her second marriage, to Hugh D. Auchincloss, brought not only security but status to Jackie and her younger sister.Though Janet was often ignored or dismissed as a social climber, she was a constant and significant presence throughout Jackie's life. It was Janet who helped instill many of the qualities that would make Jackie famous: her inner strength and discipline; her rare mixture of charm and reserve; her exquisite taste and love of the arts. Janet not only played a pivotal part in Jackie's wedding to JFK, but often served as a stand-in for her daughter during the White House years. The only book to explore this fascinating mother-daughter relationship, Janet and Jackie is filled with stories never before published, shedding new light on the personal life of an American icon.
Industry Reviews
"[A] reliable and balanced account....Pottker interviewed members of Jackie's family, as well as close friends and employees of Janet's, and had access to family papers that she used judiciously. There is abundant evidence to back up Pottker's conclusions."
New York Times Book Review - Sally Bedell Smith (11/25/2001)
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