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The Resource Kick Kennedy : the charmed life and tragic death of the favorite Kennedy daughter, Barbara Leaming

Kick Kennedy : the charmed life and tragic death of the favorite Kennedy daughter, Barbara Leaming

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"Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy was the incandescent life force of the fabled Kennedy family, her father's acknowledged "favorite of all the children" and her brother Jack's "psychological twin." She was the Kennedy of Kennedys, sure of her privilege, magnetically charming and somehow not quite like anyone else on whatever stage she happened to grace. The daughter of the American ambassador to the Court of St. James's, Kick swept into Britain's aristocracy like a fresh wind on a sweltering summer day. In a decaying world where everything was based on stultifying sameness and similarity, she was gloriously, exhilaratingly different. Kick was the girl whom all the boys fell in love with, the girl who remained painfully out of reach for most of them. To Kick, everything about this life was fun and amusing--until suddenly it was not. For this is also a story of how a girl like Kick, a girl who had everything, a girl who seemed made for happiness, confronted crushing sadness. Willing to pay the price for choosing the love she wanted, she would have to face the consequences of forsaking much that was dear to her. Bestselling and award-winning biographer Barbara Leaming draws on her unique access to firsthand accounts, extensive conversations with many of the key players, and previously unseen sources to transport us to another world, one of immense wealth, arcane rituals and rules, glamour and tragedy, that has now disappeared forever."--Provided by publisher
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eng
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Edition
First edition.
Extent
292 pages
Isbn
9781250071316
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Kick Kennedy : the charmed life and tragic death of the favorite Kennedy daughter
Title
Kick Kennedy
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the charmed life and tragic death of the favorite Kennedy daughter
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Barbara Leaming
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Author
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Language
eng
Summary
"Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy was the incandescent life force of the fabled Kennedy family, her father's acknowledged "favorite of all the children" and her brother Jack's "psychological twin." She was the Kennedy of Kennedys, sure of her privilege, magnetically charming and somehow not quite like anyone else on whatever stage she happened to grace. The daughter of the American ambassador to the Court of St. James's, Kick swept into Britain's aristocracy like a fresh wind on a sweltering summer day. In a decaying world where everything was based on stultifying sameness and similarity, she was gloriously, exhilaratingly different. Kick was the girl whom all the boys fell in love with, the girl who remained painfully out of reach for most of them. To Kick, everything about this life was fun and amusing--until suddenly it was not. For this is also a story of how a girl like Kick, a girl who had everything, a girl who seemed made for happiness, confronted crushing sadness. Willing to pay the price for choosing the love she wanted, she would have to face the consequences of forsaking much that was dear to her. Bestselling and award-winning biographer Barbara Leaming draws on her unique access to firsthand accounts, extensive conversations with many of the key players, and previously unseen sources to transport us to another world, one of immense wealth, arcane rituals and rules, glamour and tragedy, that has now disappeared forever."--Provided by publisher
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Biography type
individual biography
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10490268
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Leaming, Barbara
Dewey number
  • 973.922092/2
  • B
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
E843.K45
LC item number
L43 2016
Literary form
non fiction
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bibliography
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True
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  • Socialites
  • Kennedy family
  • Kennedy, Kathleen
  • Aristocracy (Social class)
  • Americans
  • Young women
  • Young women
  • Catholics
  • Presidents
  • Great Britain
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the charmed life and tragic death of the favorite Kennedy daughter
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Kick Kennedy : the charmed life and tragic death of the favorite Kennedy daughter, Barbara Leaming
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-280) and index
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
292 pages
Isbn
9781250071316
Isbn Type
(hardback)
Lccn
2016007364
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)939911252
Label
Kick Kennedy : the charmed life and tragic death of the favorite Kennedy daughter, Barbara Leaming
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-280) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
292 pages
Isbn
9781250071316
Isbn Type
(hardback)
Lccn
2016007364
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)939911252

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