'In retrospect, it seems hard to believe that it happened, but it did.' Poignant, illuminating, and enormously entertaining, Bobby and Jackie is a glorious account of a legendary romance. It was 'perhaps the most normal relationship either one ever had,' Truman Capote observed. They will also learn more about the deep friendship that grew out of the couple's shared tragedies, their family loyalty, and their overflowing ambition. Readers will gain behind-closed-doors access to Bobby and Jackie's liaison, from late-night trysts at Jackie's Fifth Avenue apartment to fervent embraces at the Kennedy estate in Palm Beach. An open secret for decades among family insiders, their affair began as a result of their shared grief over the assassination of the president in 1963 and lasted until Bobby began his run for the Demo-cratic presidential nomination in 1968. With Bobby and Jackie they will finally get more than a glimpse of their emotional and romantic connection. David: 9781416556299: Books Biography Historical United States Buy new: £16.31 RRP: £17.99 Details Save: £1.68 (9) & FREE Returns FREE delivery Monday, October 10.

Now he draws on more than two decades' worth of personal interviews, as well as previously unavailable reports and briefs from the Secret Service and the FBI, to create a complete picture of the complex relationship that existed between two of the most heralded figures of the twentieth century.Īmericans have long been fascinated by the rumored love affair between Jackie Kennedy and Bobby Kennedy. Bobby and Jackie: A Love Story: .uk: Heymann, C. Kennedy Jr., and Caroline together have sold millions of copies and have shed light on the private lives of the most prominent members of this iconic American family. David Heymann, whose biographies of Jackie, Robert, John F. David (Clemens David), 1945- Publication date 2009 Topics Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968, Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994, United States. Kennedyįew writers have immersed themselves in the world of the Kennedys as completely or successfully as C. Bobby and Jackie : a love story by Heymann, C. From the New York Times bestselling author of American Legacy, RFK, and A Woman Named Jackie, an in-depth look at the much talked-about - but never fully revealed - relationship between Jackie Kennedy and Robert F.

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