Author : Jed Mercurio
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439137323
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)
Book Synopsis American Adulterer by : Jed Mercurio
Download or read book American Adulterer written by Jed Mercurio and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-07-07 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • Taut, magnificent prose: Mercurio’s premise—to chronicle Kennedy’s exploits, political and sexual, through the President’s own anguished but self-centered perspective—is bold to the point of hubris, but he succeeds in spades. The writing is elegant, spare, and wry; the narrative is exquisitely paced. The book’s ending is emotionally shattering—empathetic, redemptive, and shocking. • Startlingly revisionist portrait of JFK: We see Kennedy at his best, as a visionary statesman, a former soldier turned moral pacifist, a loving parent and devoted husband. And we see him at his worst, as a compulsive philanderer whose countless conquests—of movie stars, socialites, secretaries, and interns—ruined hundreds of lives. • Amazing cast of characters: They are all here: Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford, Angie Dickinson, Judith Campbell, LBJ, Fiddle and Faddle, Eisenhower, and perhaps most memorably, Jacqueline Kennedy.