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Sep 29, 1996 · The award-winning author’s books focusing on women have been particularly well regarded starting with The Kennedy Women, a number two New York Times bestseller. His recent book, Capote’s Women, a national bestseller, is being made into an eight-hour series starring Naomi Watts, Diane Lane, Calista Flockhart, Molly Ringwald, and Tom Hollander.
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Aug 2, 1994 · Laurence Leamer was granted unheralded access to private Kennedy papers, and he interviewed family and old friends, many of whom had never been interviewed before, for this incredible portrait of the women in America’s "royal family." From Bridget Murphy, the foremother who touched shore at East Boston in 1849, to the intelligent, independent ...
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Jan 1, 1970 · Pearl S. Buck. Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker Buck was an American writer and novelist. She is best known for The Good Earth, the best-selling novel in the United States in 1931 and 1932 and which won her the Pulitzer Prize in 1932. In 1938, Buck became the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature "for her rich and truly epic ...
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From Bridget Murphy, the foremother who touched shore at East Boston in 1849, to the intelligent, independent Kennedy women of today, Laurence Leamer tells their unforgettable stories. Here are the private thoughts of Kathleen, the flirtatious debutante in prewar England . . . the truth behind Joe Kennedy’s insistence that his mildly retarded ...
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Laurence Leamer reveals the stories of the women in the Kennedy dynasty, from their Irish roots to their modern challenges. Based on private papers and interviews, this book offers a fresh and unvarnished perspective on a fascinating, talented, and flawed family.
Sep 29, 1996 · About the author (1996) Laurence Leamer is best known for his trilogy on the Kennedys: The Kennedy Women, The Kennedy Men, and Sons of Camelot. His book Playing for Keeps in Washington w as named a notable book of the year by The New York Times. He also wrote the bestseller Make-Believe: The Story of Nancy and Ronald Reagan.
The Kennedy Women: The Saga of an American Family. Monumental in scope and extraordinary in sensitivity, The Kennedy Women chronicles five matrilineal generations in our nation's premier political dynasty. Not merely distinguished cultural history, it is a story of epic sweep, brimming with triumph and tragedy, courage and compliance, self ...
