American Adulterer - Hardcover

Mercurio, Jed

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 143911563X ISBN 13: 9781439115633

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2009

Synopsis

From “a master of precision” (The Observer, London) comes an explosive, provocative novel about John F. Kennedy’s years in the White house: his political daring, his brave dedication to human rights, his devotion to his family—and his uncontrollable and unrelenting appetite for sexual adventure.

· Taut, magnificent prose: Mercurio’s premise—to chronicle Kennedy’s exploits, political and sexual, through the President’s own anguished but self-centered perspective—is bold to the point of hubris, but he succeeds in spades. The writing is elegant, spare, and wry; the narrative is exquisitely paced. The book’s ending is emotionally shattering— empathetic, redemptive, and shocking.

· Startlingly revisionist portrait of JFK: We see Kennedy at his best, as a visionary statesman, a former soldier turned moral pacifist, a loving parent and devoted husband. And we see him at his worst, as a compulsive philanderer whose countless conquests—of movie stars, socialites, secretaries, and interns—ruined hundreds of lives.

· Amazing cast of characters: They are all here: Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford, Angie Dickinson, Judith Campbell, LBJ, Fiddle and Faddle, Eisenhower, and perhaps most memorably, Jacqueline Kennedy.

About this title

Review:

`Mercurio ought to be applauded for the boldness of his project...The Cuban Missile Crisis is brilliantly, claustrophobically handled'

Book Description:

"Compelling...With its glacially elegant prose, Mercurio's narrative keeps its distance from the subject"

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 143911563X
• ISBN 13: 9781439115633
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 339