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Title: The Other Mrs. Kennedy : An intimate and reevaling look at the hidden life of Ethel Skakel Kennedy by Jerry Oppenheimer ISBN: 0-312-95600-2 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 May, 1995 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.2 (10 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Sad but Probably True!
Comment: I think Mr. Oppenheimer was very through in his research. Unfortunately, it doesn't reflect very well on Mrs. Kennedy. Course her children (well some of them including my esteemed Congressman, Joe ) don't reflect very well on her anyway. Mr. Oppenheimer must have ate, drank and slept the Kennedy/Skakels for a long time to come up with everything in this book. If you like the Kennedy's and biographies, you'll like this book. Well, maybe not like Ethel, but appreciate how thorough the background and research was in The Other Mrs. Kennedy.
Rating: 4
Summary: Interesting, yet somewhat pathetic
Comment: Ethel Kennedy's shining exterior as the sainted widow is systematically tarnished with every passing page in this revealing look at her life. For those of us who remember that era, Mrs. Kennedy was nothing short of a saint in the face of tragedy. And the images of the pregnant widow with all those children made us feel deep sympathy for her situation. After reading Mr. Oppenheimer's book, it would seem that Ethel was not only a fiercely jealous, overly competitive barracuda, but also a terrible cheapskate. The Kennedy version of Leona Helmsly, with one exception, Leona was at least intelligent. It was obvious that the only person capable of controlling Ethel's behavior was Bobby Kennedy. Her treatment of staff and family after his death (including her own children) will leave the reader's mouth hanging open. When I was finished, I wondered why no one sent this woman for therapy!
Rating: 4
Summary: Fills a Void
Comment: THE OTHER MRS. KENNEDY is not a flattering biography, but this seems more reflective of its subject than it does of the author. Certainly, Ethel Skakel Kennedy's reputation as a difficult woman pre-dated the publication of this book; all that author Jerry Opppenheimer seems guilty of is of fashioning a coherent report.
Insofar as little has been written about Ethel, widow of Senator Robert Kennedy, THE OTHER MRS. KENNEDY fills a void, and fills it well.
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Title: Jackie Ethel Joan : Women of Camelot by J. Randy Taraborrelli ISBN: 0446609129 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Kennedy Women : The Saga of an American Family by Laurence Leamer ISBN: 0449911713 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 29 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Wealth of Evil: True Story of Murder of Martha Moxley in Amer Richest Community by Timothy Dumas ISBN: 0446607320 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: People Like Us by Dominick Dunne ISBN: 0345430549 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 28 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Fatal Charms and Other Tales of Today/The Mansions of Limbo (Omnibus) by Dominick Dunne ISBN: 034543059X Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 09 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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