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A review by verityw
The Kennedy Wives: Triumph and Tragedy in America's Most Public Family by David Batcher, Amber Hunt
3.0
*****Copy from NetGalley in return for an honest review*****
Having waded through Robert Dallek's JFK biography a year or two back, I was interested to read some more of the story - particularly the aftermath of JFK's death in this book. I suppose as a biography of multiple women, this was perhaps never going to be the most indepth look at each, but I did find this surprisingly superficial - and with less first hand research perhaps than I'd expected. The overwhelming impression is that the Kennedy men were hell to live with in a way that's hard to reconcile with some of the other aspects of their life - but that possibly the women - who are interesting in their own rights - knew what they were letting themselves in for. Interesting - and leaving me with an urge to go and read more about the family although not liking them much!
Having waded through Robert Dallek's JFK biography a year or two back, I was interested to read some more of the story - particularly the aftermath of JFK's death in this book. I suppose as a biography of multiple women, this was perhaps never going to be the most indepth look at each, but I did find this surprisingly superficial - and with less first hand research perhaps than I'd expected. The overwhelming impression is that the Kennedy men were hell to live with in a way that's hard to reconcile with some of the other aspects of their life - but that possibly the women - who are interesting in their own rights - knew what they were letting themselves in for. Interesting - and leaving me with an urge to go and read more about the family although not liking them much!