JACKIE
When her first marriage ends in tragedy, Jackie Kennedy fears she’ll never love
again. But all that changes when she encounters…
ARI
Successful and charming, Ari Onassis is a man who promises her the world. Yet
soon after they marry, Jackie learns that his heart also belongs to another…
MARIA
A beautiful, famed singer, Maria Callas is in love with Jackie’s new husband –
and she isn’t going to give up.
Little by little, Jackie and Maria’s lives begin to tangle in a dangerous web of secrets, scandal and lies. But with both women determined to make Ari theirs alone, the stakes are high. How far will they go for true love?
My Thoughts:
I have heard of Jackie Kennedy, Aristotle Onassis and Maria Callas but I must admit knowing very little about the scandalous love triangle that went on in the late 1950's and the 1960's. This made a riveting read for me and whilst a work of fiction I was utterly absorbed in to the lives of these larger than life characters that were prominent and in the limelight at the time.
Gill Paul totally transported me whilst reading such was the wonderful sense of time and place here. This is a historical novel from a period that I am now fascinated to learn more about. The glamour and the riches of the elite and the desire to succeed.
I don't really want to give to much away about the story but suffice to say it is told in narrative from both Maria and Jackie. Both of which I can't for the life of me understand what they saw in Onassis. There is a lot of wealth and properties all over the world.
I felt a certain sadness where the two ladies were concerned. The scrutiny of the press and the desire to be liked must have been an enormous pressure and incredibly exhausting at times. Both had things in common but were also poles apart.
There is a great supporting cast also that makes for interesting reading and again placeS the book in the historical timeline.
An utterly fascinating work of historical fiction and some fact. The author provides further clarification at the end of the book. It is as exciting and revelationary as I am sure the Newspaper headlines were at the time.
About the Author:
Gill Paul's historical novels have reached the top of the USA Today, Toronto Globe & Mail and kindle charts, and been translated into twenty languages.
They include THE SECOND MARRIAGE (titled JACKIE AND MARIA in the US), two bestselling novels about the Romanovs - THE SECRET WIFE and THE LOST DAUGHTER - as well as WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST, which was shortlisted for the 2013 RNA Epic Novel of the Year award, NO PLACE FOR A LADY, shortlisted for a Love Stories award, and ANOTHER WOMAN'S HUSBAND, about links you might not have suspected between Wallis Simpson and Princess Diana.
Gill also writes historical non-fiction, including A HISTORY OF MEDICINE IN 50 OBJECTS, and she speaks at libraries and literary festivals on subjects ranging from the Titanic to the Romanovs.
Gill lives in London, where she is working on her tenth novel, and she swims daily in an outdoor pond.
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Instagram @gill.paul1
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Huge thanks for the blog tour support Leah xx
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