Poignant, fascinating, entertaining and informative ...reminds us exactly how much did happen in that time span and of how many tantalising hints he left behind . (Financial Times). Brilliantly captures Kennedy's entire life through the prism of his final months ...the hero, like the devil, is in the detail . (Mark Mason, Spectator, Books of the Year). Wonderfully vivid . (Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times). A vivid portrait of Kennedy as an immensely complex human being: by turns detached and charismatic, a hard-nosed politician and a closet romantic, cautious in his decision making but reckless in his womanizing . (Michicko Kakutani, New York Times). A superb piece of writing - richly detailed and, considering that the end is all too well known, surprisingly enthralling . (Frank Gannon, Wall Street Journal). The great merit of Clarke's account is that it encompasses both sides of Kennedy: the statesman and the chancer; the moralist and the opportunist . (David Runciman, New Statesman). A superb book ...has the ominousness of a Shakespearean tragedy . (Roger Lewis, Daily Mail).
| ISBN: | 9780141048079 |
| Publication date: | 7th August 2014 |
| Author: | Thurston Clarke |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 464 pages |
| Primary Genre | History |
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