Jackie by Josie (G K Hall Large Print Book Series) - Hardcover
General FictionLarge Print EditionWhat a debut! . . . a terrific first novel funny, touching, and marvelously intelligent. Susan IsaacsJosie Trask is a 30-ish graduate student whose husband is the pet of the American Civilization Department and whose 3-year-old son is the apple of her eye. Her major problems are that shes bored to tears by her unfinished dissertation, and her husband seems to be spending a lot of time with Monica, a fellow student. So when a celebrity biographer calls with an offer to do the research for a Jacqueline Kennedy biography, Josie jumps at the chance. What follows is a hilarious adventure as Josie discovers parallels between her life and that of our most endearing icon, the queen of Camelot.
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Review:
Summer is shaping up poorly for Josie Trask. Her tippling mother is besotted with an ex-con who seems to be draining her bank account to cook gourmet meals. Her rather juvenile husband Peter is teaching in California with her sometime rival Monica. Meantime, Josie has derailed her scholarly dissertation to stay near Boston and make money digging up dirt on Jackie Onasis for a trashy celebrity biographer. Between memos on John F. Kennedy's co-ed pool parties and the odd skin condition of Jackie's father, she tries to keep tabs on Peter, reconcile her past, and learn what made Jackie--and, incidentally, Josie--tick. This is a light, entertaining first novel anchored by some mind-boggling quotes from Jackie.
About the Author:
Caroline Preston is a graduate of Dartmouth and Brown Universities, and has worked as a professional archivist at Harvard. She is married to the American novelist Christopher Tilghman and has three sons.
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- PublisherG K Hall & Co
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0783882009
- ISBN 13 9780783882000
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages469
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