Screen LibraryKick : the true story of JFK's sister and the heir to Chatsworth /
"Filled with a wealth of revealing new material and insight, the biography of the vivacious, unconventional--and nearly forgotten--young Kennedy sister who charmed American society and the English aristocracy and would break with her family for love."--Provided by publisher.
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Harper Perennial,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First Harper Perennial edition. |
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| Summary: |
"Filled with a wealth of revealing new material and insight, the biography of the vivacious, unconventional--and nearly forgotten--young Kennedy sister who charmed American society and the English aristocracy and would break with her family for love."--Provided by publisher. |
| Carrier Form: | x, 342 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-325) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780062296283 : 0062296280 |
| CLC: | K837.127 |
| Call Number: | K837.127/K359B |
| Contents: | Prologue : kicking the surf -- Rose and Joe -- A beautiful and enchanting child -- Forbidden fruit -- Hyannis Port -- Bronxville -- Convent girl -- Muckers and trouble --- Mademoiselle Pourquoi -- Gstaad and Italy -- Travels with my mother : Russia and England -- Politics and Europe revisited -- The ambassador -- At the Court of St James's -- 'I Get a Kick Out of You' -- The debutante -- Lords a-leaping -- 'A merry girl' -- Billy -- The Riviera -- Peace for our time -- Chatsworth -- St Moritz and Rome -- The gathering storm -- The last hurrah -- 'This country is at war with Germany' -- The p |