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Kick by Paula Byrne is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Kick about?

Filled with a wealth of revealing new material and insight, the biography of the vivacious, unconventional—and nearly forgotten—young Kennedy sister who charmed American society and the English aristocracy, and would break with her family for love.Encouraged to be "winners" from a young age, Rose and Joe Kennedy's children were the embodiment of ambitious, wholesome Americanism. Yet even within this ebullient group of overachievers, the fourth Kennedy child, the irrepressible Kathleen, stood out. Lively, charismatic, extremely clever, and blessed with graceful athleticism and a sunny disposition, the alluring socialite fondly known as Kick was a firecracker who effortlessly made friends and stole hearts.Moving across the Atlantic when her father was appointed as the ambassador to Great Britain in 1938, Kick—the "nicest Kennedy"—quickly became the family's star. Despite making little effort to fit into British high society, she charmed...

Who reads Kick?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Paula Byrne
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
2016
Language
EN
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Memoir, Biography, Tragic Life Stories

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