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The Kennedy Curse

By: James Patterson
Narrated by: David Pittu
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Kennedys were always taught to win at all costs. And they did - but the costs were unimaginable....

Across decades and generations, the Kennedys have been a family of charismatic adventurers, raised to take risks and excel. Their name is synonymous with American royalty.

Their commitment to public service is legendary. But, for all the successes, the family has been blighted by assassinations, murder, fatal accidents, mental illness, drug and alcohol abuse and sex scandals.

To this day, the Kennedys occupy a unique, contradictory place in the world's imagination: at once charmed and cursed; familiar and unknowable. The Kennedy Curse is a revealing, fascinating account of America’s most famous family, as told by the world's most trusted storyteller.

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©2020 James Patterson (P)2020 Penguin Audio Americas Historical Politicians Politics & Activism United States

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Book well written. Narrator does voices, they grate sometimes. History well served as biographies go.

Horrible family, full of own importance

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I didn't know very much about the wider family, only JFK's assassination, and this was the ideal book tracing the family throughout the decades. An unbelievable story really - had it been fiction, it would have seemed absurd for so many tragedies to strike one family. The level of detail was just right for me and I enjoyed the non linear storyline. The narrator was great, except for the female voices, but overall this didn't spoil it for me. If you are relatively ignorant about the family, this is a perfect book.

Excellent as an overview

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Well read and amazing to listen to and beautifully narrated.Would highly recommend all to listen to

Fascinating and sad

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Good story but the narrator was very poor. Not all women speak in a whiny whispering voice. At times this put me off the story it was so bad especially when he was talking about Jackie Kennedy

New facts spoilt by poor narration

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A compelling story, well written and researched. I wish the reader had resisted the temptation to read the quotes in a Kennedy accent.

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