Rosemary - The Hidden Kennedy Daughter

One of People \'s Top Ten Books of 2015 "[Larson] succeeds in providing a well-rounded portrait of a woman who, until now, has never been viewed in full." -Boston Globe ?"A biography that chronicles her life with fresh details . . . By making Rosemary the central character, [Larson] has produced a valuable account of a mental health tragedy and an influential family\'s belated efforts to make amends." - New York Times Book Review Joe and Rose Kennedy\'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. Yet Rosemary was intellectually disabled, a secret fiercely guarded by her powerful and glamorous family. In Rosemary, Kate Clifford Larson uses newly uncovered sources to bring Rosemary Kennedy\'s story to light. Young Rosemary comes alive as a sweet, lively girl adored by her siblings. But Larson also reveals the often desperate and duplicitous arrangements the Kennedys made to keep her away from home as she became increasingly difficult in her early twenties, culminating in Joe\'s decision to have Rosemary lobotomized at age twenty-three and the family\'s complicity in keeping the secret. Only years later did the Kennedy siblings begin to understand what had happened to Rosemary, which inspired them to direct government attention and resources to the plight of the developmentally and mentally disabled, transforming the lives of millions. "The forgotten Kennedy is forgotten no longer. Rosemary is a rare thing, a book about the Kennedys that has something new to say." - Laurence Leamer, author of The Kennedy Women "Heartbreaking." - Wall Street Journal

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Praise for Rosemary: New York Times bestseller "[Larson] succeeds in providing a well-rounded portrait of a woman who, until now, has never been viewed in full." -Boston Globe "Heartbreaking." - Wall Street Journal "Compelling psychological, social and political insight." - More magazine "Fascinating but heartbreaking reading . . . [with] questions that will haunt the reader long after the last page is turned." - BookPage "Riveting . . . fascinating . . . compelling." - Minneapolis Star-Tribune "A wonderful book. Very poignant, very moving, and a totally different view of the Kennedys and their family relationship . . . Really, really excellent." - Bill Goldstein, WNBC-TV "Absorbing." - Charlotte Observer "The forgotten Kennedy is forgotten no longer. Rosemary is a rare thing, a book about the Kennedys that has something new to say." -Laurence Leamer, author of The Kennedy Women "In her engaging and compassionate Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter , Kate Larson illuminates the poignant story of a resolute girl falling behind in a glamorous and competitive family. Rosemary\'s own story comes alive against the broader and often shocking background of 20th-century attitudes toward the intellectually disabled, and sheds fascinating light on how the characters of Rose Kennedy, Joe Kennedy, and Rosemary\'s famous siblings were indelibly shaped by her determined yet tragic life." -Will Swift, author of The Kennedys Amidst the Gathering Storm "Kate Clifford Larson delivers an engrossing portrait of Rose and Joe Kennedy\'s tragic misunderstanding of their oldest daughter\'s capabilities, and of how her fate changed the Kennedy family forever. And yet it is Rosemary herself who shines from the pages of this profoundly revealing family story." -Marya Hornbacher, author of Madness: A Bipolar Life "Well-researched, entertaining, and illuminating." -Kirkus Reviews