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And They Called It Camelot
- A Novel of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 17 hrs and 12 mins
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Summary
An intimate portrait of the life of Jackie O...
Few of us can claim to be the authors of our fate. Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy knows no other choice. With the eyes of the world watching, Jackie uses her effortless charm and keen intelligence to carve a place for herself among the men of history and weave a fairy tale for the American people, embodying a senator’s wife, a devoted mother, a First Lady - a queen in her own right.
But all reigns must come to an end. Once JFK travels to Dallas and the clock ticks down those 1,000 days of magic in Camelot, Jackie is forced to pick up the ruined fragments of her life and forge herself into a new identity that is all her own, that of an American legend.
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"And They Called It Camelot is the book club pick of the year. Stephanie Marie Thornton brings an American icon to life: Jackie the debutante, the First Lady, the survivor who at last becomes the heroine of her own story." (Kate Quinn, New York Times best-selling author of The Huntress)
"An extraordinary profile of the courage and grace of the indomitable Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, And They Called it Camelot is impeccably researched and richly drawn. Thornton celebrates the former First Lady’s life in a sweeping account filled with poignant intimacy. Readers are instantly transported to Jackie’s version of Camelot as they immerse themselves in the fascinating and tumultuous history of the times. An unputdownable, unforgettable read." (Chanel Cleeton, New York Times best-selling author of Next Year in Havana)
"Addictive, dishy, and emotionally haunting, this novel paints an intimate portrait of a tumultuous marriage that played out on the world's stage and ended in national tragedy. Loving and losing one of history's most charismatic American presidents marks Jaqueline Kennedy's life ever after, but oh, how she rises up from the ashes. Vivid, engrossing, and utterly unforgettable, And They Called It Camelot is Thornton's best work yet." (Stephanie Dray, New York Times best-selling coauthor of America's First Daughter)
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- Sue 21866
- 24-03-23
Heartbreaking but eye opening
Ever since I was a little girl I’ve loved JFK and was very lucky to visit his grave and pay my respect to him and his beautiful family. I’ve lost count of how many books I’ve read and now I’ve discovered Audible my library is expanding. I’m not ashamed to say I’ve cried on many occasions when reading or listening to their history. I don’t pretend to know about politics or it’s working I only know that I feel the world lost something very special when JFK died. This book just confirms that he was only human and had faults like us all. Jackie saw that and accepted him. Her strength and determination was amazing and this is just a little glimpse into their world.
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