And They Called It Camelot by Stephanie Marie Thornton

The last few years of their marriage they became partners where both recognized their love for each other and how they respected, needed, and depended on one another. But they will also cheer as they see her formidable ways, not shying away from her husband’s philandering, but confronting him head on. They grieve with her over three of her children’s death, the many painful episodes of JFK’s infidelity, and that bloody day in Dallas when Camelot ended. By telling the story in Jackie’s voice, readers are able to feel her pain and to celebrate her triumphs. Kennedy, marries him, and they begin their journey, becoming America’s royalty. But the real story begins after she met Congressman John F. There is a glimpse of her upbringing in a broken home with a harsh mother, to becoming a debutante, horsewoman, and journalist. This legend was full of grace, dignity, with a potent strength to survive.Īlthough billed as a novel it is more like a memoir, with Jackie telling the readers her thoughts and the events of her life. She was able to adapt to the many difficult situations thrown at her.

The former First Lady was glamorous, strong, intelligent, politically savvy, charming, and stylistic.

Although much has been written and told, readers who think they know everything about her legacy will find that there are actually new and meaningful true revelations with this intimate portrait. And They Called It Camelot by Stephanie Marie Thornton brings to life one of America’s iconic figures, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis.