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    Jackie and Maria: A Novel of Jackie Kennedy & Maria Callas
    Jackie and Maria: A Novel of Jackie Kennedy & Maria Callas
    Jackie and Maria: A Novel of Jackie Kennedy & Maria Callas
    Audiobook12 hours

    Jackie and Maria: A Novel of Jackie Kennedy & Maria Callas

    Written by Gill Paul

    Narrated by Lisa Flanagan

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    From the #1 bestselling author of The Secret Wife comes a story of love, passion, and tragedy as the lives of Jackie Kennedy and Maria Callas are intertwined—and they become the ultimate rivals, in love with the same man.

    The President's Wife; a Glamorous Superstar; the rivalry that shook the world...

    Jackie Kennedy was beautiful, sophisticated, and contemplating leaving her ambitious young senator husband. Life in the public eye with an overly ambitious--and unfaithful—man who could hardly be coaxed to return from a vacation after the birth of a stillborn child was breaking her spirit. So when she's offered a holiday on the luxurious yacht owned by billionaire Ari Onassis, she says yes...to a meeting that will ultimately change her life.

    Maria Callas is at the height of her operatic career and widely considered to be the finest soprano in the world. And then she's introduced to Aristotle Onassis, the world’s richest man and her fellow Greek. Stuck in a childless, sexless marriage, and with pressures on all sides from opera house managers and a hostile press, she finds her life being turned upside down by this hyper-intelligent and impeccably charming man...

    Little by little, Maria’s and Jackie’s lives began to overlap, and they come closer and closer until everything they know about the world changes on a dime.    

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateAug 18, 2020
    ISBN9780062952516
    Jackie and Maria: A Novel of Jackie Kennedy & Maria Callas
    Author

    Gill Paul

    Gill Paul has written thirteen historical novels, many of them re-evaluating extraordinary 20th-century women whom she thinks have been marginalized or misjudged by historians. Her books have reached the top of the US, Canadian, and UK charts, and have been translated into twenty-three languages. Gill was born and raised in Scotland, apart from an eventful year at school in the US when she was ten. She worked as an editor in nonfiction publishing, then as a ghostwriter, before giving up the “day job” to write fiction full-time. She is also an events organizer for the Historical Writers Association. Gill loves wild swimming year-round, arranging parties, and traveling whenever and wherever she can.

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    • 1/5
      Narrator made listening to this almost unbearable.. The fake accents of Italian, Greek, Bostonian, and Southern were horrendous.. However the contents were fascinating… Please have your narrators just READ the book!!
    • 4/5
      I normally do NOT read historical fiction. This book is engaging with short chapters told from alternating POVs. The only thing I struggled with as a reader was the timeline, which wasn't always chronological because of the shifting POVs. Overall, a much recommended read!
    • 3/5
      Maria Callas and Jackie Kennedy were the two important women in Aristotle Onassis’ life. With Maria, he had passion and her total devotion, but with Jackie he had the high born class that his peasant soul craved. Jackie looked to him as security in a dangerous world, but quickly tired of his crude habits In the end, they made each other miserable. He should have remained with Maria who truly loved him.
    • 5/5
      Maria Callas, a famous Greek opera singer, leaves her husband after meeting and falling for Aristotle Onassis. The world's richest man, Aristotle lives a life of glamour and fun aboard his yacht. In America, Jackie Kennedy makes the decision to stand by her cheating husband, as he gains political notoriety, and eventually the White House. After the death of her husband, Jackie falls into a deep depression. While still maintaining his relationship with Maria, Aristotle sweeps into her life, offering her security and money. This was an absolutely fascinating book. The story was well paced and the characters were well developed and multi dimensional. My heart broke for Maria, as she tried to hold onto her love, career, and herself. Jackie, was tougher to like, but I understood her point of view and why she was seeking security through Aristotle's wealth. I look forward to reading more from this author.
    • 4/5
      I read a historical fiction novel about Jackie Kennedy earlier this year and while this novel tells the same key story, it is centered more about Onassis and his interactions with two very different women. The book is told from the alternating perspectives of Jackie Kennedy and Maria Callas. Jackie's fame proceeds her, so I was fascinated to learn more about Maria Callas, the opera singer who was Onassis' mistress before and during his marriage to Jackie. I can't call this fun reading, because the story is full of so much tragedy - assassinations, miscarriages, alcoholism, and drug overdoses. My biggest takeaway was insight into how manipulative and terrible Aristotle Onassis was to the women in his life. Overall, this was a good novel and given that it highlights the story of two iconic women from an earlier era, I enjoyed every page.
    • 4/5
      One thing history allows us to do is too look at the lives of famous people with eyes that see their fallibilities and their private lives. Gill Paul has pulled readers into the minds of two famous women whose lives were connected through Aristotle Onassis. We know about John F. Kennedy’s infidelities, but this was the first time, I’ve read about how Jackie felt when Marilyn Monroe sang “Happy Birthday” to JFK in that breathy, sexy voice. I knew so little about Marie Callas and this novel brought me into her life as well. Wealth and fame don’t relieve women of burdens and heartbreak. Yes, it’s a gossipy novel but so much fun to read about the wealthy and their problems.
    • 5/5
      Historical fiction, if done correctly, blurs the line between what happened and what is imagined. This book is done right. First book I’ve read by this author, but I do own others. This book hooked me from Page 1. I remember watching JFK’s funeral on TV. I was in first grade, so Caroline Kennedy was my age. I can remember asking questions of my parents regarding the shooting and the funeral. As I grew, I was always fascinated with the Kennedy’s. I remember the ‘horror’ of Jackie marrying Onassis. I vaguely remember the backstory of world-famous soprano Maria Callas. This was a great story of how some things might have happened. Told from Jackie and Maria’s point of view, alternating chapters. Both woman, who seemed so strong and stoic, had so much in common. Both fell in love with strong, powerful men. Men as different in upbringing but the same in temperament. Both women only wanted to be loved, but were treated poorly in that respect. Children, family, faith...important to both. Their lives intersect when Aristotle decides he needs another notch in his belt by adding Jacki. Politics, jet setting, gossip, heartache, disappointment, living in the public eye, ruthlessness, excessiveness, deceit and so much more is focused on in this book. Just a great escape...Milan, Paris, Greece, New York, Massachusetts. Perfect reading vacation and all the components of a great read!Thanks to Ms. Paul, Harpers Collins Publishers and NetGalley for this ARC. Opinion is mine alone.