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Publisher:
Regan Books/Harper Collins |
Release
Date: 2004 |
ISBN:
0-06-058053-6 |
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Format
Reviewed: Hardcover |
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Genre:
Nonfiction/Biography |
Reviewed:
2004 |
Reviewer:
Beverly J. Rowe |
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Nemesis - The True Story
Aristotle
Onassis, Jackie O, and the Love Triangle That Brought Down the Kennedys
By Peter Evans
I
thought I had read enough about the Kennedys and Jackie's relationship
and marriage to Onassis that I knew all about them. I was in for
a shock! Peter Evans has done a credible job of presenting the appalling
secrets of the Onassis/Kennedy relationship in this book. His investigations
reveal whole new aspects of a history that has been re-hashed numerous
times. The revelations of the promiscuous relationships among the
rich and famous presented in this book are simply staggering.
The feud between Onassis and
Bobby Kennedy started in the 1950s and escalated over the next twenty
years, climaxing when Aristotle Onassis allegedly provided the money
to have Bobby assassinated. Evans' premise that Onassis money paid
for Bobby Kennedy's assassination, and the evidence he presents
to back it up is convincing. He has researched exhaustively and
interviewed countless people for this presentation.
The secrets of the ultra-wealthy are
difficult for anyone who doesn't walk in that social circle to understand.
It seems that everyone had multiple affairs. I didn't realize that
Jackie was so promiscuous, and that she began an affair with Ari
as she was recovering from the death of her child, Patrick, and
well before JFK was assassinated.
The Cast of Characters is unequaled:
JFK, RFK, Ari, Jackie, Lee Radziwill, Marilyn Monroe, Maria Callas,
Gore Vidal, Truman Capote, William Holden, and many other famous
and infamous newsmakers. Beautifully written, it lays bare the ugly
morals of the elite of our generation. I admit to having been envious
of their beauty and wealth...until I read this book.
It
is an exciting book that reads like good fiction, and manages to
come up with surprises in every chapter.
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