Product Description

Discover the books Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis loved to read during her White House years, and as a book editor. In the PBS film Jackie Behind the Myth the true story of Jacqueline Onassis and John F. Kennedy's love of arts and letters is eloquently explored.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2233728 in Books
• Published on: 2001-07-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 216 pages

From the Author
After writing and producing the film Jackie Behind the Myth, I wanted to present a larger picture of Jacqueline Onassis' authors. I have described why she admired Andre Malraux, and how she became a book editor. My book describes all the authors she edited, and why.

About the Author
K.L. 'Karen' Kelleher is the producer and writer of the film JACKIE BEHIND THE MYTH which premiered on PBS on November 29th, 1999. The press heralded the film and is has been hailed as the definitive film on Jacqueline Onassis.

Customer Reviews

RESEARCH AT KENNEDY LIBRARY IN BOSTON
It must be noted that the research for the PBS film 'Jackie Behind the Myth' and the book 'Jackie Beyond the Myth of Camelot' was donated and accepted at The John F. Kennedy Library in Boston. The research on the book is completely factual, and finally a writer has explored Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis as a visionary in the area of culture.

Sadly some people don't know about this aspect of her life, and therefore should read this book to find out what Jacqueline Onassis really cared about. This book is quite wonderful, and the research is completely accurate.

Not the best bio of Jackie....
I found that this book was poorly written-- some of the information might be useful, but it really isn't a good resource if you're looking for a general biography of Jackie. I think Sarah Bradford's biography, America's Queen, is a thousand times better than this book!

Poorly Written But Contains Valuable Information
This book is poorly written and riddled with inaccuracies (though harmless ones, such as that JFK taught Caroline the poem "Fig" when she herself has stated that her mother taught it to her to recite to her father); however, it contains valuable information about Jackie's years as an editor. It is too bad that this book did not have a decent editor. The author wanders far far afield repeatedly wasting pages on too much detail about such things as Viet Nam and the bossa nova...when a few paragraphs would have sufficed (the book is about Jackie, remember?). I was truly surprised that other readers were not more critical. Actually one might do better to skip the book and view the video of the same name.