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The House of Kennedy
In the bestselling The House of Kennedy, "James Patterson applies his writerly skills to real-life history . . . re-telling the political clan's rise and fall and rise again (and fall again) with novelistic style" (People).
The Kennedys have always been a family of charismatic adventurers, raised to take risks and excel, living by the dual family mottos: "To whom much is given, much is expected" and "Win at all costs." And they do-but at a price.
Across decades and generations, the Kennedys have occupied a unique place in the American imagination: charmed, cursed, at once familiar and unknowable. The House of Kennedy is a revealing, fascinating account of America's most storied family, as told by America's most trusted storyteller.
The Kennedys have always been a family of charismatic adventurers, raised to take risks and excel, living by the dual family mottos: "To whom much is given, much is expected" and "Win at all costs." And they do-but at a price.
Across decades and generations, the Kennedys have occupied a unique place in the American imagination: charmed, cursed, at once familiar and unknowable. The House of Kennedy is a revealing, fascinating account of America's most storied family, as told by America's most trusted storyteller.
Editorial Reviews
"When I wrote my first novel after several nonfiction works about politics, James Patterson lovingly lambasted me for infringing on his thriller territory. Now I know how he feels as he crosses into political nonfiction with this juicy and entertaining look at a family that continues to wield power and influence. He's too good--it isn't fair!" --Jake Tapper, CNN anchor and author of The Hellfire Club
Readers Top Reviews
Connie J RoseRICH
It was very repetitious to what we already know of most of these people, did not enjoy this as much as I usually do with his books, disappointed
JJ x330Connie J R
I enjoyed learning of their internal competitiveness and recklessness which of course ended with many tragic results. The family's dark side was particularly painful.
carlaJJ x330Conni
Liked the book. Lots of information not previously known. I was 10 yrs old at the time of President Kennedy's assassination and still remember where I was at the time. It was a horrible day in our history. I also remember MLK and Bobby Kennedy's assassinations. Sad days as well. So much in the book and as I was reading I felt my heart racing knowing what was coming. But I agree with Eunice Kennedy. It isn't so much a curse as it is that their lives played out in public so they've never had the privacy they needed. Even today they still bring intrigue because of their family name. I recommend this book so you can learn how they came into such prominence and how they still pay the price for it.
Susan RobertsStep
Because of my age, I remember the history of the Kennedy family. I was in middle school when JFK was assassinated and in high school when Bobby was killed. Like many people, I cried and felt that both were the end of an era. This book stirred up all of those memories. I didn't have as much knowledge of the next two generations of the family so I found much of that information to be interesting and a bit like national enquirer in the way it was presented. Overall, this would be an interesting book for someone who knew very little about the Kennedy family - if there is anyone like that. For me, it was a trip down memory lane with very little information. Much of this book read like fiction and in my opinion, James Patterson should stick to fiction where he excels.
