{"product_id":"rosemary-the-hidden-kennedy-daughter-isbn-9780544811904","title":"Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe revelatory, poignant story of Rosemary Kennedy, the eldest and eventually secreted-away Kennedy daughter, and how her life transformed her family, its women especially, and an entire nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Larson] succeeds in providing a well-rounded portrait of a woman who, until now, has never been viewed in full.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A biography that chronicles her life with fresh details . . . By making Rosemary the central character, [Larson] has produced a valuable account of a mental health tragedy and an influential family’s belated efforts to make amends.”—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe and Rose Kennedy’s strikingly beautiful daughter Rosemary—JFK's sister—was intellectually disabled, a secret fiercely guarded by her powerful and glamorous family. In Rosemary, Kate Clifford Larson uses newly uncovered sources to bring the true story of the hidden Kennedy daughter to light. Young Rosemary comes alive as a sweet, lively girl adored by her siblings. But Larson also reveals the often desperate and duplicitous arrangements the Kennedys made to keep her away from home as she became increasingly difficult in her early twenties, culminating in Joe’s decision to have Rosemary subjected to a disastrous lobotomy at age twenty-three and the family’s complicity in keeping the secret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly years later did the Kennedy siblings begin to understand what had happened to Rosemary, an American tragedy that inspired them to direct government attention and resources to the plight of the developmentally and mentally disabled, transforming the lives of millions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of People’s Top Ten Books of 2015\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis gripping biography uncovers the devastating family secrets at the heart of an American dynasty:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKennedy Family Secrets:\u003c\/b\u003e Go beyond the glamour to witness the heartbreaking choices made by Joe and Rose Kennedy to protect their family’s reputation and political ambitions at the cost of their daughter’s well-being.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Controversial Surgery:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover the harrowing details of the prefrontal lobotomy Joe Kennedy arranged for 23-year-old Rosemary and the devastating, irreversible consequences of the primitive procedure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIntellectual Disability in the 20th Century:\u003c\/b\u003e Gain a poignant understanding of the stigma and limited options faced by families dealing with intellectual disabilities in an era before modern advocacy and medical understanding.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Sister’s Legacy:\u003c\/b\u003e Learn how the truth of Rosemary’s life eventually inspired her siblings—including President John F. Kennedy and Eunice Kennedy Shriver—to become global champions for the disabled.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003eThe forgotten Kennedy is forgotten no longer. ROSEMARY is a rare thing, a book about the Kennedys that has something new to say. \u003cstrong\u003e—Laurence Leamer, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Kennedy Women\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e     In her engaging and compassionate ROSEMARY: THE HIDDEN KENNEDY DAUGHTER, Kate Larson illuminates the poignant story of a resolute girl falling behind in a glamorous and competitive family. Rosemary's own story comes alive against the broader and often shocking background of 20th-century attitudes toward the intellectually disabled, and sheds fascinating light on how the characters of Rose Kennedy, Joe Kennedy, and Rosemary's famous siblings were indelibly shaped by her determined yet tragic life. \u003cstrong\u003e—Will Swift, author of \u003cem\u003eT\u003cem\u003ehe\u003c\/em\u003e Kennedys Amidst the Gathering Storm\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Kate Clifford Larson delivers an engrossing portrait of Rose and Joe Kennedy’s tragic misunderstanding of their oldest daughter’s capabilities, and of how her fate changed the Kennedy family forever.  And yet it is Rosemary herself who shines from the pages of this profoundly revealing family story. \u003cstrong\u003e—Marya Hornbacher, author of \u003cem\u003eMadness:  A Bipolar Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e   \"A biography that chronicles her life with fresh details . . . What makes this story especially haunting are the might-have-beens . . . The first biographer to have access to all of Rosemary’s known letters, replete with typos and lopsided sentence structure, Larson deploys excerpts in heart-rending fashion . . . By making Rosemary the central character, [Larson] has produced a valuable account of a mental health tragedy, and an influential family’s belated efforts to make amends.\" \u003cstrong\u003e-- \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e     \"Heartbreaking.\" \u003cstrong\u003e-- \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e     \"A fascinating glipmse at a family whose public story was carefully cultivated and managed...Personal and compelling.\"\u003cstrong\u003e-- \u003cem\u003eMinneapolis Star-Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e     \"Compelling psychological, social and political insight.\" \u003cstrong\u003e-- \u003cem\u003eMore \u003c\/em\u003emagazine\u003c\/strong\u003e     \"A heartbreaking book that makes clear the pain and passion behind the Kennedy family’s efforts on behalf of the disabled.” \u003cstrong\u003e-- BBC.com\u003c\/strong\u003e     \"Fascinating but heartbreaking reading . . . [with] questions that will haunt the reader long after the last page is turned.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--\u003cem\u003eBookPage\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e     \"Well-researched and fascinating . . . Heartbreaking and illuminating, this will serve not only Kennedy fans but also those curious about the history of disabilities in the U.S.” \u003cstrong\u003e-- \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e   \"Rosemary: The hidden Kennedy Daughter, by Kate Clifford Larson, will break your heart.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eCharlotte Observer \u003c\/strong\u003e   \"Well-researched, entertaining, and illuminating.\" \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e   “[Larson] succeeds in providing a well-rounded portrait of a woman who, until now, has never been viewed in full,” — \u003cem\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e   \"Larson's style is so vivid and powerful that we want to read it through spread finegrs like a jury looking at autopsy photos. I was wiped out when I finished the book.\"\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e - National Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890082214117,"sku":"NP9780544811904","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780544811904.jpg?v=1730232507","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/rosemary-the-hidden-kennedy-daughter-isbn-9780544811904","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}