![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As a rule, I tend to stay away from post WWII era historical fiction in general, but Stephanie Thornton’s novels are some of the few I am willing to try, particularly when it comes to historical personas I know little about. This is going to be a rather short review because the beauty of this book is in the way the story unfolds, so too many details will spoil the experience. Stephanie Thornton’s latest novel brings us the story of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis from her first meeting with Jack, all the way to the dedication of the JFK Library. ![]() Once JFK travels to Dallas and the clock ticks down those thousand 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. 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.īut all reigns must come to an end. Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy knows no other choice. Synopsis: Few of us can claim to be the authors of our fate. Title: And They Called It Camelot: A Novel of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis ![]()
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