Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed

“The Kennedy name has long been synonymous with wealth, power, glamor, and–above all else–integrity. But this carefully constructed veneer hides a dark truth: the pattern of Kennedy men physically and psychologically abusing women and girls, leaving a trail of ruin and death in each generation’s wake. Through decades of scandal after scandal–from sexual assaults to reputational slander, suicides to manslaughter–the family and their defenders have kept the Kennedy brand intact. Now … Callahan [examines] the Kennedys’ hidden history of violence and exploitation, laying bare their unrepentant sexism and rampant depravity while also restoring these women and girls to their rightful place at the center of the dynasty’s story: from Jacqueline Onassis and Marilyn Monroe to Carolyn Bessette, Martha Moxley, Mary Jo Kopechne, Rosemary Kennedy, and many others whose names aren’t nearly as well known”–