“Captivating...Mah channels Kennedy and brings postwar Paris to
life with exquisite detail and insight.” -- People From the
bestselling author of The Lost Vintage, a rare and dazzling
portrait of Jacqueline Bouvier’s college year abroad in postwar
Paris, an intimate and electrifying story of love and betrayal, and
the coming-of-age of an American icon – before the world knew her
as Jackie. In September 1949 Jacqueline Bouvier arrives in postwar
Paris to begin her junior year abroad. She’s twenty years old,
socially poised but financially precarious, and all too aware of
her mother’s expectations that she make a brilliant match. Before
relenting to family pressure, she has one year to herself far away
from sleepy Vassar College and the rigid social circles of New
York, a year to explore and absorb the luminous beauty of the City
of Light. Jacqueline is immediately catapulted into an intoxicating
new world of champagne and châteaux, art and avant-garde theater,
cafés and jazz clubs. She strikes up a romance with a talented
young writer who shares her love of literature and passion for
culture – even though her mother would think him most unsuitable.
But beneath the glitter and rush, France is a fragile place still
haunted by the Occupation. Jacqueline lives in a rambling apartment
with a widowed countess and her daughters, all of whom suffered as
part of the French Resistance just a few years before. In the
aftermath of World War II, Paris has become a nest of spies, and
suspicion, deception, and betrayal lurk around every corner.
Jacqueline is stunned to watch the rise of communism – anathema
in America, but an active movement in France – never guessing she
is witnessing the beginning of the political environment that will
shape the rest of her life—and that of her future husband.
Evocative, sensitive, and rich in historic detail, Jacqueline in
Paris portrays the origin story of an American icon. Ann Mah
brilliantly imagines the intellectual and aesthetic awakening of
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, and illuminates how France
would prove to be her one true love, and one of the greatest
influences on her life.
General
Imprint: |
HarperCollins Publishers
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
Authors: |
Ann Mah
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Dimensions: |
203 x 135mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
352 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-06-299702-9 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-06-299702-5 |
Barcode: |
9780062997029 |
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