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Jackie: A Novel by Dawn Tripp (historical novel)
This is a captivating historical novel in which author Dawn Tripp conducted extensive research on a woman who has, for a long time, been mysterious to the American public. The details presented offer an in-depth glimpse of this very special lady. The reader is made aware of her intelligence and grace, and the numerous accomplishments overshadowed by the careers of the men in her life.
I could not put this book down as Tripp meticulously brought Jackie to light. The romance of her relationship with Jack had its beauty and challenges. Tripp deftly depicts Jack as a womanizer while also loving Jackie, who had a crush on him from the first moment she saw him. I loved the sections where Tripp describes their meeting from Jackie’s perspective: “That light between us heightens. I can feel it, we both feel it; he takes my hand, his fingers braid loosely through mine. His index finger runs lightly through the center of my palm, intentional, sensual…” “He’s the most interesting man I’ve ever met… that ferocious mind, the way he’s always asking questions.”
And in spite of how he might have hurt her, Jackie still said: “You don’t stay with someone because they hurt you. You stay for the slight and mythical promise of a dream that once meant so much you were willing to trade a different future for it. You stay for what you gave up.”
As she stated, "The world has divided my life into three:
Life with Jack
Life with Onassis
Life as a woman who goes to work because she wants to."
A captivating read. Highly recommended!
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