{"product_id":"rosemary-the-hidden-kennedy-daughter","title":"Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe revelatory, poignant story of Rosemary Kennedy, the eldest and eventually secreted-away Kennedy daughter, and how her life transformed her family, its women especially, and an entire nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Larson] succeeds in providing a well-rounded portrait of a woman who, until now, has never been viewed in full.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe and Rose Kennedy's strikingly beautiful daughter Rosemary--JFK's sister--was intellectually disabled, a secret fiercely guarded by her powerful and glamorous family. In Rosemary, Kate Clifford Larson uses newly uncovered sources to bring the true story of the hidden Kennedy daughter 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 subjected to a disastrous lobotomy at age twenty-three and the family's complicity in keeping the secret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly years later did the Kennedy siblings begin to understand what had happened to Rosemary, an American tragedy that inspired them to direct government attention and resources to the plight of the developmentally and mentally disabled, transforming the lives of millions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of People's Top Ten Books of 2015\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis gripping biography uncovers the devastating family secrets at the heart of an American dynasty: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKennedy Family Secrets: \u003c\/b\u003e Go beyond the glamour to witness the heartbreaking choices made by Joe and Rose Kennedy to protect their family's reputation and political ambitions at the cost of their daughter's well-being.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Controversial Surgery: \u003c\/b\u003e Discover the harrowing details of the prefrontal lobotomy Joe Kennedy arranged for 23-year-old Rosemary and the devastating, irreversible consequences of the primitive procedure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIntellectual Disability in the 20th Century: \u003c\/b\u003e Gain a poignant understanding of the stigma and limited options faced by families dealing with intellectual disabilities in an era before modern advocacy and medical understanding.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Sister's Legacy: \u003c\/b\u003e Learn how the truth of Rosemary's life eventually inspired her siblings--including President John F. Kennedy and Eunice Kennedy Shriver--to become global champions for the disabled.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51948013748455,"sku":"9780544811904","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_41191c82-8838-48e1-a4b5-c313f18c6a15.jpg?v=1775504771","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/rosemary-the-hidden-kennedy-daughter","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}