Jackie, Janet & Lee
The Secret Lives of Janet Auchincloss and Her Daughters, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill
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Ann Marie Lee
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A dazzling audiobook biography of three of the most glamorous women of the 20th century: Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis; her mother, Janet Lee Auchincloss; and her sister, Princess Lee Radziwill.
"Do you know what the secret to happily ever after is?" Janet Bouvier Auchincloss would ask her daughters, Jackie and Lee, during their tea time. "Money and Power," she would say. It was a lesson neither would ever forget. They followed in their mother's footsteps after her marriages to the philandering socialite "Black Jack" Bouvier and the fabulously rich Standard Oil heir Hugh D. Auchincloss.
Jacqueline Bouvier would marry John F. Kennedy Jr., and the story of their marriage is legendary, as is the story of her second marriage to Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis. Less well known is the story of her love affair with a world-renowned architect and a British peer. Her sister, Lee, had liaisons with both of Jackie's husbands in addition to her own three marriages - to an illegitimate royal, a Polish prince, and a Hollywood director.
If the Bouvier women personified beauty, style, and fashion, it was their lust for money and status that drove them to seek out powerful men, no matter what the cost to themselves or to those they stepped on in their ruthless climb to the top. Based on hundreds of new interviews with friends and family of the Bouviers, among them their own half brother, as well as letters and journals, J. Randy Taraborrelli paints an extraordinary psychological portrait of two famous sisters and their ferociously ambitious mother.
Jackie, Janet & Lee will drop listeners directly into the gilded, tangled web of secrets surrounding one of the most recognizable families in American history.
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Critic reviews
"More gossipy than "Page Six," J. Randy Taraborrelli's latest celebrity biography, Jackie, Janet & Lee, compellingly narrated by Ann Marie Lee, bring you up close and personal with the ever fascinating, superrich and superpowerful clan of Janet Auchincloss...Though I started listening with a jaded ear, I found myself mesmerized by the intriguing, intricate details of the trials and tragedies in these women's lives." — BookPage
"Riveting. For all the sisters' dramatics, the true star of this particular show is decidedly neither the directionless Lee nor the determined Jackie. It is, in fact, the third figure in the book: Janet Bouvier Auchincloss...Taraborrelli brings her to splendid renewed life. His trick of turning incidents into highly colored tableaus threaded with dialogue makes excellent use of well-trodden material."— New York Times Book Review
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- 120131
- 25-06-18
Well written and incredibly entertaining
Full of intrigue and drama, this book is hard to put down once you start listening to the fascinating life of these three women and their families. Highly recommended.
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- Ms. L. Murphy
- 08-11-18
Gossipy Fun, Well Narrated
Thoroughly enjoyed this book delving into the lives of Jacqueline Kennedy, Janet Auchincloss and Lee Radziwill. Lots of gossip and insight into a world of glamour, feuding, and tragedy, with many touching moments. Narration was amazing and really brought things to life.
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- Candi Miller
- 16-01-21
Gushy narration
Scrupulous research adds interesting dimension to the entitled lives of these not always admirable figures, but the gushy reading undermines the attempt at avoiding hagiography.
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- Amazon Customer
- 17-07-19
Fascinating story behind history
fascinating account of the lives of these 3 ladies, destiny beckons for all 3. Great to know the back stories to history.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-03-18
Glad I bought it
I've listened to and read a lot of Jackie O related bios. This had a lot of detail I've never heard before and gave Jackie a bit more of a three dimensional character. She's normally portrayed as aloof and long-suffering while spending vast amounts of other mens' money. Lee came across as incredibly self-absorbed and Janet was some woman. I can see why the world has a Jackie O and children like Lee. The best take on Jackie Kennedy if you're looking for an absorbing listen is Grace and Power.
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- Lord Copper
- 27-10-23
Sycophantic drivel
I lasted about 20 mins with this one. The writing style and tone was simply cringe making. Came over like some kind of PR puff piece mixed with Hello magazine. Simply dreadful.
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- Amazon Customer
- 29-09-20
awful!
returning this book, a waste of credit, were there ever 3 more mercenary, vapid women as Jackie, Lee and Janet Bouvier, the narration was irritating as if imitating Jackie O"s annoying breathy voice. Could not get even vaguely interested in this tale of 3 women who were cut from the same cloth, ploughed on for a few chapters in vain hope of improvement but eventually threw in the towel.
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