Bouvier P: An Intimate Memoir - Brossura

H. Davis, John

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ISBN 10: 0471249440 ISBN 13: 9780471249443

Casa editrice: John Wiley & Sons, 1998

Riassunto

Critical Acclaim for Jacqueline Bouvier John Davis's intimate memoir of his beloved first cousin "Readers longing for a dignified and elegant approach to Jackie's early years will enjoy this biographical gem by John H. Davis." --Boston Herald "Goes a long way to highlight the formative influence of her privileged back-ground and her warm relationship with her father, the philandering Jack (Black Jack) Bouvier." --Los Angeles Times "Re-creates a colorful, fast-fading slice of American life as it flourished in the shadows of toll hedges and long lineages." --The Miami Herald "The most charming and reliable in the batch [of Jackie books] is Davis's memoir." --The Atlanta Journal and Constitution "Entertaining, a guilty pleasure." --The Associated Press "This tender memoir of Jackie's early years sheds much light on the future woman we all wanted to know but never could." --The Star-Ledger (Newark)

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L'autore:

JOHN H. DAVIS is the author of the critically acclaimed The Bouviers, The Kennedys, and The Guggenheims. He lives in New York City.

Product Description:

"Goes a long way to highlight the formative influence of her privileged background and her warm relationship with her father, the philandering Jack (Black Jack) Bouvier." - The Los Angeles Times "Entertaining a guilty pleasure." - The Associated Press Born just weeks before his famous first cousin, John Davis grew up alongside Jackie. He draws on his personal recollection to explore the origins of Jackie's elusive legend. Focusing on her early years, from childhood to her marriage to John F. Kennedy, this personal portrait recreates the milieu and family life of these formative years, revealing the source of Jackie's highly developed aesthetic sense and extraordinary strength of character. JOHN H. DAVIS (New York, New York) is Jacqueline Onassis's first cousin and the bestselling author of The Bouviers, The Kennedys, and The Guggenheims.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: John Wiley & Sons
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0471249440
• ISBN 13: 9780471249443
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Numero di pagine: 228