Synopses & Reviews
The #1 andlt;Iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/Iandgt; bestselling author delivers another dramatic installment in the lives of the Kennedysand#8212;including new details about JFK Jr., his relationship with his mother, his many girlfriends, and the night of his tragic death.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Critically acclaimed author Christopher Andersen is a master of celebrity biographiesand#8212;boasting sixteen bestsellers, among them andlt;Iandgt;These Few Precious Daysandlt;/Iandgt;, andlt;Iandgt;Mickandlt;/Iandgt;, and andlt;Iandgt;William and Kate. andlt;/Iandgt;Now, in his latest thrilling book, new and untold details of the life and death of JFK Jr. come to light, released in time for the fifteenth year marker of the tragic plane crash on July 16, 1999.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;At the heart of andlt;Iandgt;The Good Son andlt;/Iandgt;is the most important relationship in JFK Jr.and#8217;s life: that with his mother, the beautiful and mysterious Jackie Kennedy Onassis. Andersen explores his reactions to his motherand#8217;s post-Dallas suicidal depression and growing dependence on prescription drugs (as well as men); how Jackie felt about the women in her sonand#8217;s life, from Madonna and Sarah Jessica Parker, to Daryl Hannah and Carolyn Bessette, to his turbulent marriage; the senseless plane crash the took his life; the aftermath of shock, loss, grief, and confusion; and much more. Offering new insights into the intense, tender, often stormy relationship between this iconic mother and son, andlt;Iandgt;The Good Sonandlt;Bandgt; andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;/Iandgt;is a riveting, bittersweet biography for lovers of all things Kennedy.
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and#8220;Sensitive and astute...intimate and compelling."
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"Andersen has an ear for the telling anecdote and writes in a lively, gossipy style...Andersen cuts to the quick, vividly...the book really, truly, focuses on what the jacket calls "the unbreakable bond between a mother and her child" both of whom led lives "tested by history and tragedy."
About the Author
Christopher Andersen is the critically acclaimed author ofandnbsp;sixteen andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestsellers which have been translated into more than twenty-five languages worldwide. Two of his booksand#8212;andlt;iandgt;The Day Diana Diedandlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;The Day John Diedandlt;/iandgt; (about JFK Jr.)and#8212;reached #1. Andersenand#8217;s other bestselling titles include andlt;iandgt;Mick: The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger,andlt;/iandgt; andlt;iandgt;William and Kate: A Royal Love Storyandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;An Affair to Remember, Jackie After Jack, Bill and Hillary, Dianaand#8217;s Boys, George and Laura, Sweet Caroline, American Evita, Madonna Unauthorized, Barbra: The Way She Is, andlt;/iandgt;andandlt;iandgt; Somewhere in Heaven. andlt;/iandgt;A former contributing editor of andlt;iandgt;Timeandlt;/iandgt; magazine and longtime senior editor of andlt;iandgt;Peopleandlt;/iandgt; magazine, Andersen has also written hundreds of articles for a wide range of publications, including andlt;iandgt;Theandlt;/iandgt; andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Lifeandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;Vanity Fair. andlt;/iandgt;Andersen has appeared frequently on such programs as theandlt;iandgt; Today andlt;/iandgt;showandlt;iandgt;,andlt;/iandgt; andlt;iandgt;Good Morning America, NBC Nightly News, Entertainment Tonight, CBS This Morning, Extra, Access Hollywood, The Oand#8217;Reilly Factor, Fox andamp; Friendsandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Hardball, Larry King Live, and#8220;Eand#8221; Entertainment, Inside Editionandlt;/iandgt;, and more.