Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter

Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter
- They were the most prominent American family of the twentieth century. The daughter they secreted away made all the difference.
They were the most prominent American family ofÂ the twentieth century. The daughter they secreted away made all the difference.

Joe and Rose Kennedyâ‚¬s strikingly beautiful daughter Rosemary attended exclusive schools, was presented as a debutante to the Queen of England, and traveled the world with her high-spirited sisters. And yet, Rosemary was intellectually disabled â‚¬" a secret fiercely guarded by her powerful and glamorous family.Â
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Major new sources â‚¬" Rose Kennedyâ‚¬s diaries and correspondence, school and doctors' letters, and exclusive family interviews â‚¬" bring Rosemary alive as a girl adored but left far behind by her competitive siblings. Kate Larson reveals both the sensitive care Rose and Joe gave to Rosemary and then â‚¬" as the familyâ‚¬s standing reached an apex â‚¬" the often desperate and duplicitous arrangements the Kennedys made to keep her away from home as she became increasingly intractable in her early twenties. Finally, Larson illuminates Joeâ‚¬s decision to have Rosemary lobotomized at age twenty-three, and the family's complicity in keeping the secret.Â
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Rosemary delivers a profoundly moving coda: JFK visited Rosemary for the first time while campaigning in the Midwest; she had been living isolated in a Wisconsin institution for nearly twenty years. Only then did the siblings understand what had happened to Rosemary and bring her home for loving family visits. It was a reckoning that inspired them to direct attention to the plight of the disabled, transforming the lives of millions.
Country USA
Brand HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT
Manufacturer Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Binding Hardcover
Height 10.75
Length 7.75
Weight 1.19931470528
Width 1.25
NumberOfItems 1
ReleaseDate 2015-10-06

Country	USA
Brand	HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT
Manufacturer	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Binding	Hardcover
Height	10.75
Length	7.75
Weight	1.19931470528
Width	1.25
NumberOfItems	1
ReleaseDate	2015-10-06

Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter

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