Review:
."..a suprisingly candid memoir." -- MSNBC/Newsweek.com
"Entertaining...[Lawford] is candid." -- Boston Globe
"Vigorously honest..." -- Salon.com
."..gives good dish." -- Entertainment Weekly
...gives good dish. --Entertainment Weekly
Vigorously honest... --Salon.com
"Lawford's memoirs are a powerful read because of their frank style and brutal honesty."--Irish Voice
"[Lawford's] candor may cause some Kennedys to wince."--Boston Globe
."..the most riveting and accurate details of the celebrated family's most intimate moments."--InTouch Magazine
"Chris Lawford...dishes up plenty of humorous dirt in SYMPTOMS OF WITHDRAWAL."--Chicago Sun-Times
"Entertaining...[Lawford] is candid."--Boston Globe
"Lawford is laughing hard at his own stories, and you laugh along with him."--New York Times Book Review
."..unlike most Kennedy books, it's free of an agenda."--PopEntertainment.com
."..[an] honest, funny, touching and shocking account...A deeply cautionary tale."--Tom Hayden
"SYMPTOMS OF WITHDRAWAL is as revealing in tone as it is in detail."--New York Times
."..a frank, funny account of his battle with drugs."--Newsweek
"Mr. Lawford packs so much material into one book...SYMPTOMS OF WITHDRAWAL...has poignant legitimacy."--New York Times
"A moving tale of self-discovery and redemption . . . a writer of talent and grace."--Publishers Weekly
."..jazzy, rocking, sometimes dark but, in the end, bright with hope."--Frank McCourt
."..a well-written account of growing up surrounded by movie stars and political heavyweights."--USA Today
"Lawford is so honest...A dishy Kennedy memoir is a rare thing."--New York Times
."..the pages absent Frank, Marilyn, Sammy, and Jackie are every bit as interesting as those where they're featured. "--Booklist
"Mr. Lawford has taken on his Kennedy heritage with both scrappiness and introspection."--New York Times
"A rare and worthy first-person glimpse into the pitfalls of being a Kennedy..."--Kirkus Reviews
"Thoughful, honest, and at times humorous, Lawford's memoir is recommended..."--Library Journal
"SYMPTOMS OF WITHDRAWAL is [Lawford's] unsparing story of two generations of drug and alcohol addictions."--Parade
"Vigorously honest..."--Salon.com
"Classier than the usual tell-all; an honest account of a personal pilgrimage through privileged self-destruction."--Kirkus Reviews
"JFK's nephew Christopher Kennedy Lawford...spills some family secrets in his new memoir."--New York Post (Page Six)
."..an engaging memoir of privilege, struggle, and recovery.--Library Journal
"Written in a style that is both conversational and deeply compelling, humorous as well as harrowing...."--Salon.com
."..a suprisingly candid memoir."--MSNBC/Newsweek.com
"More entertaining than most celebrity tell-alls."--Hartford Courant
."..gives good dish."--Entertainment Weekly
"This book didn't have to be well-written to be riveting, but it is, nonetheless..."--People
"Christopher Lawford . . . is in possession of a naturally good style. . . . Three cheers."--Norman Mailer
A moving tale of self-discovery and redemption . . . a writer of talent and grace. --Publishers Weekly"
Christopher Lawford . . . is in possession of a naturally good style. . . . Three cheers. --Norman Mailer"
...jazzy, rocking, sometimes dark but, in the end, bright with hope. --Frank McCourt"
...[an] honest, funny, touching and shocking account...A deeply cautionary tale. --Tom Hayden"
...a well-written account of growing up surrounded by movie stars and political heavyweights. --USA Today"
...an engaging memoir of privilege, struggle, and recovery.--Library Journal"
Thoughful, honest, and at times humorous, Lawford s memoir is recommended... --Library Journal"
...a frank, funny account of his battle with drugs. --Newsweek"
SYMPTOMS OF WITHDRAWAL is [Lawford s] unsparing story of two generations of drug and alcohol addictions. --Parade"
JFK s nephew Christopher Kennedy Lawford...spills some family secrets in his new memoir. --New York Post (Page Six)"
Mr. Lawford has taken on his Kennedy heritage with both scrappiness and introspection. --New York Times"
SYMPTOMS OF WITHDRAWAL is as revealing in tone as it is in detail. --New York Times"
Mr. Lawford packs so much material into one book...SYMPTOMS OF WITHDRAWAL...has poignant legitimacy. --New York Times"
A rare and worthy first-person glimpse into the pitfalls of being a Kennedy... --Kirkus Reviews"
Classier than the usual tell-all; an honest account of a personal pilgrimage through privileged self-destruction. --Kirkus Reviews"
...the pages absent Frank, Marilyn, Sammy, and Jackie are every bit as interesting as those where they re featured. --Booklist"
...gives good dish. --Entertainment Weekly"
...a suprisingly candid memoir. --MSNBC/Newsweek.com"
This book didn t have to be well-written to be riveting, but it is, nonetheless... --People"
...the most riveting and accurate details of the celebrated family s most intimate moments. --InTouch Magazine"
Written in a style that is both conversational and deeply compelling, humorous as well as harrowing.... --Salon.com"
Vigorously honest... --Salon.com"
Lawford is so honest...A dishy Kennedy memoir is a rare thing. --New York Times"
[Lawford s] candor may cause some Kennedys to wince. --Boston Globe"
...unlike most Kennedy books, it s free of an agenda. --PopEntertainment.com"
Chris Lawford...dishes up plenty of humorous dirt in SYMPTOMS OF WITHDRAWAL. --Chicago Sun-Times"
Entertaining...[Lawford] is candid. --Boston Globe"
Lawford is laughing hard at his own stories, and you laugh along with him. --New York Times Book Review"
More entertaining than most celebrity tell-alls. --Hartford Courant"
Lawford s memoirs are a powerful read because of their frank style and brutal honesty. --Irish Voice"
..".jazzy, rocking, sometimes dark but, in the end, bright with hope."--Frank McCourt
..".[an] honest, funny, touching and shocking account...A deeply cautionary tale."--Tom Hayden
..".a well-written account of growing up surrounded by movie stars and political heavyweights."--USA Today
..".an engaging memoir of privilege, struggle, and recovery.--Library Journal
..".a frank, funny account of his battle with drugs."--Newsweek
..".the pages absent Frank, Marilyn, Sammy, and Jackie are every bit as interesting as those where they're featured. "--Booklist
..".gives good dish."--Entertainment Weekly
..".a suprisingly candid memoir."--MSNBC/Newsweek.com
..".the most riveting and accurate details of the celebrated family's most intimate moments."--InTouch Magazine
..".unlike most Kennedy books, it's free of an agenda."--PopEntertainment.com
About the Author:
Christopher Kennedy Lawford is the New York Times bestselling author of Symptoms of Withdrawal. He has worked extensively in Hollywood as an actor, lawyer, executive, and producer. He has three children and lives in Marina Del Rey, California.
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