Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed by Maureen Callahan Hardcover

Description: Ask Not by Maureen Callahan INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER #1 SUNDAY TIMES (UK) BESTSELLER "The must-read book of the summer" (Megyn Kelly) from New York Times bestseller Maureen Callahan: a "harrowing, incendiary" exposé of the real Kennedy Curse--the familys generations-long legacy of misogyny, murder, and mayhem (Karen Abbott). The Kennedy name has long been synonymous with wealth, power, glamor, and--above all else--integrity. But this carefully constructed veneer hides a dark truth: the pattern of Kennedy men physically and psychologically abusing women and girls, leaving a trail of ruin and death in each generations wake. Through decades of scandal after scandal--from sexual assaults to reputational slander, suicides to manslaughter--the family and their defenders have kept the Kennedy brand intact. Now, in Ask Not, bestselling author and journalist Maureen Callahan reveals the Kennedys hidden history of violence and exploitation, laying bare their unrepentant sexism and rampant depravity while also restoring these women and girls to their rightful place at the center of the dynastys story: from Jacqueline Onassis and Marilyn Monroe to Carolyn Bessette, Martha Moxley, Mary Jo Kopechne, Rosemary Kennedy, and many others whose names arent nearly as well known but should be. Drawing on years of explosive reportage and written in electric prose, Ask Not is a long-overdue reckoning with this fabled family and a consequential part of American history that is still very much with us. At long last, Callahan redirects the spotlight to the women in the Kennedys orbit, paying homage to those who freed themselves and giving voice to those who, through no fault of their own, could not. One of Town & Countrys Must-Read Books of Summer 2024 FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Maureen Callahan is an award-winning investigative journalist and the author of the New York Times bestseller American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century. Her writing has appeared in Vanity Fair, The New York Times Magazine, Spin, New YorkMagazine, the New York Post, and the Daily Mail, where she currently has a column. She lives in New York. Review "Callahan takes a fresh angle by focusing in on the women born or married or merely sucked up into the world of the Kennedys and the price they paid.... Anyone looking for happy stories of Camelot should keep looking."--Parade"A lacerating exposé."--The Guardian"A sharp-edged exposé of Kennedy men... An informative and gossip-filled history of a notorious clan."--Kirkus"Callahan profiles 13 women, some famous, some infamous, some conveniently unknown, who had the misfortune of falling into the Kennedy orbit.... The Kennedys, Callahan asserts, are the epitome of men behaving badly. Taken as a whole, their decades-long misogynistic and malevolent exploits must be recognized as being as legacy-defining as their political successes."--Booklist"A grim but very compelling read."--The Sunday Independent"A stinging portrait of the depredations of not just John F. Kennedy but of three generations of Kennedy men . . . Callahan delivers."--The Washington Post"A timely reminder of the dangers posed by men who crave power."--The Observer"If youre after non-fiction that reads like a propulsive political thriller, this is the book for you."--Glamour UK"It is practically the birthright of every American to have a fascination with the Kennedys--and the infamous Kennedy curse. Maureen Callahan does us one better, stripping away the veneer of Camelot to present a searing, no holds barred account of scandal by zeroing in on the numerous destructions wrought by generations of Kennedy men against the women in their orbit. There are revelations about Jackie Kennedy, Rosemary Kennedy, and Carolyn Bessette, of course, but also about the various crimes committed against women outside the family too, including famous figures, like Marilyn Monroe, and lesser known individuals, like Martha Moxley."--Town & Country"A harrowing, incendiary swirl of tragedy, true crime, and reconsidered history, Ask Not sets a match to the glamour and mystique of Americas most famous family. With incisive wit and wisdom, Callahan exposes the individuals and the celebrity culture that aided and abetted so many Kennedy men."--Karen Abbott, New York Times bestselling author of The Ghosts of Eden Park and Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy"Bold, brave and original, Ask Not takes a sledgehammer to the myth of Camelot. This is an unforgettable book--a necessary reckoning that will forever change the way I view modern American history."--Susannah Cahalan, author of The Great Pretender and the #1 New York Times bestseller Brain on Fire Details ISBN0316276170 Publisher Little Brown and Company Year 2024 ISBN-13 9780316276177 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2024-07-02 Imprint Little Brown and Company Subtitle The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed Audience General Pages 400 DEWEY 973.9220922 Illustrations Illustrations Author Maureen Callahan We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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