Jackie After Jack: Portrait of the Lady

by Christopher Andersen

Book Overview

Jack was the love of my life. No one will ever know a big part of me died with him. Jackie Kennedy was only thirty-four when Camelot ended with a blaze of gunfire on November 22, 1963. Here... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688153127
• ISBN13: 9780688153120
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

She wasn't perfect but she was polished

There was alot of intrigue in Jackie Kennedy's personal life in New York after JFK died. In fact, alot of it was like a soap opera with all its innuendos and intrigue. Jackie had alot of attractive qualities ... and she did things that weren't so attractive .... because she was human. Admiration is complex. One can admire many things about someone but not others. It's fascinating to uncover that underneath it all, she was human.

THE JACKIE WE NEVER KNEW

After the tragedy in Dallas, Jackie Kennedy became America's national hero and inspiration. Author Christopher Andersen takes us into a fascinating and often controversial journey into the real Jackie. The book wastes no time in getting to the action. It begins just seconds after John Kennedy has been shot. No story could be more heartbreaking than the the tragic journey back to Washington, DC and the days after Kennedy's death. According to Andersen, both Jackie and John relied heavily on Max Jacobson, also known as Dr. Feelgood, to relieve their pains and stresses. Jackie was kept well sedated during the funeral to become the brave grieving widow who inspired the world. JACKIE AFTER JACK is a surprising revelation. The widowed Jackie has numerous affairs often with married men and is always drawn to wealthier men. She shatters her golden image by marrying the wealthy and much older Aristotle Onassis. Jackie is portrayed as a woman who demanded loyalty and would end friendship over any perceived slight. Her shopping sprees and extravances were a strain to both her husbands. Although the book can weaken one's admiration for Jackie, it doesn't last long. By the end of the book, no one can feel anything but love and respect for a very remarkable woman. It's a fascinated and well-researched book.

Jackie After Jack: Book Review

This is a very good book, the author seems to bring Jackie O to life right before you. You see all sides of the most famous First Lady in America's history. You see the person behind the famous smile and sunglasses, her grief and depression after JFK's murder, her restless traveling and fascinating and ultimately unsatisfactory marriage to Ari Onassis, her rediscovering herself after Ari's death and her final years with the true love of her life, Maurice Templesman. The author makes you realize that this was a real life person, not some Goddess from Mt. Olympus. She was a flawed human being, but then again, aren't we all? I highly recommend to anyone who wants to learn about this fascinating lady.

No drama? Get real!

This book is full of drama. I'm sure a person my age shouldn't read it considering all the cussing, sexual senerios, etc. But I was intrigued by the Kennedys and decided to read the 400+ page book. It was a time consuming book but it is well worth the time. The only thing is, the books comes in with a pop and sort of leaves you hanging at the end. It starts with JFKs murder and then leaves with a bunch of stupid stuff. I recommend it to people who can remember the assasination, unlike myself.

My First...

This was the first book that I read about Jackie, and the one that will probably stick out in my head the longest. I love reading about Jacqueline. I can't seem to get enough. If only I was alive to see her, atleast on television, I would be a truly happy person. lol. But life, is as it is. And I'm only 15. Hopefully as I get older I will be able to learn more about her, and get to see what she was really like. (Their are so many things that you never learn about her) But this book gets really close to letting you sit right next to her, and have a little chat with the former First Lady herself. E-Mail:Switchbladexo