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Ask Not
- The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
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The No1 Sunday Times Bestseller
A Mail on Sunday ‘Best Holiday Read 2024’
‘A searing exposé’ Glamour
‘A timely reminder of the dangers posed by men who crave power’ – Observer
From New York Times bestseller Maureen Callahan, a fierce, character-driven exposé of the real Kennedy Curse—the family's generations-long legacy of misogyny, murder, and mayhem—and the women who have paid the price for our obsession with Camelot.
For decades, the Kennedy name has been synonymous with wealth, power, and—above all else—integrity. But this carefully constructed veneer hides a dark truth: the Kennedy men's legacy of physical and psychological abuse of women, part of a tradition of toxic masculinity that spans generations and has ruined untold lives. Through scandal after scandal, the family and their defenders have managed to keep this shameful story out of the spotlight. Now, in Ask Not, bestselling journalist Maureen Callahan reveals the Kennedys' hidden history of abuse and exploitation, laying bare their rampant misogyny and restoring women to the center of the dynasty's story: from Jacqueline Onassis and Marilyn Monroe to Carolyn Bessette, Mary Richardson, Rosemary Kennedy, and many others whose names aren't nearly as well known – but rightfully should be.
Drawing on years of fierce reportage and written in electric prose, Ask Not is a long-overdue reckoning with this fabled American family, showing how the Kennedy myth and their raw political power has enabled the clan's many predators while also silencing generations of traumatized women and girls. At long last, Callahan also redirects the spotlight to the women in the Kennedys' orbit, paying homage to those who freed themselves—and giving voice to the countless others who could not do the same.
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- 08-07-24
I had no idea about most of this
Very interesting even for a Brit. Well told. Finished in one day as couldn’t put down
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- xcxDawnyxcx
- 19-07-24
Excellent storytelling voice
Very insightful and the narrator keeps the listener interested throughout the book.
I always knew that most of the Kennedy family were garbage but this book really opened my eyes as to just how despicable many of them were/are.
excellent book.
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- Alan R
- 11-07-24
What a book, such stories...
I knew some of the facts around the so-called Kennedy women and I knew the JFK was very far from the saint that he is often portrayed as.
However, this book is absolutely relentless in its pursuit of facts and piles event on horrifying event as it goes along.
The tale of Rosemary Kennedy was horrifying, the casual misogyny exhibited through generations of Kennedy "men" towards spouses and female family members appals.
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- Trish Griffin
- 14-07-24
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A bit too harsh in the criticism of the Kennedy men . Dont ask me to write a review with a pre determined amount of words. It displays contempt for those who have mastered the flexibility of the English language.
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- jayjay
- 08-07-24
Inexcusable Errors
So Rose Kennedy “outlived THREE of her nine children”?! HOW could this fundamental error slip through editing? Doesn’t leave room for confidence in the overall accuracy of this book…..
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