New York Times Bestseller
âMcKeon's delightful memories have been tucked away for fifty years, and thankfully, she has brought them out to share the enchanting magic of Camelot with us all.â âKirkus Reviews
âCelebrity watchers who covet an insiderâs role will find McKeonâs frank yet benevolent memoir to be both a sobering reality check and an engaging foray into the ever-fascinating world of the Kennedy dynasty.â âBooklist
An endearing coming-of-age memoir by a young woman who spent thirteen years as Jackie Kennedyâs personal assistant and occasional nannyâand the lessons about life and love she learned from the glamorous first lady.
In 1964, Kathy McKeon was just nineteen and newly arrived from Ireland when she was hired as the personal assistant to former first lady Jackie Kennedy. The next thirteen years of her life were spent in Jackieâs service, during which Kathy not only played a crucial role in raising young Caroline and John Jr., but also had a front-row seat to some of the twentieth centuryâs most significant events.
Because Kathy was always at Jackieâs side, Rose Kennedy deemed her âJackieâs girl.â And although Kathy called Jackie âMadam,â she considered her employer more like a big sister who, in many ways, mentored her on how to be a lady. Kathy was there during Jackie and Aristotle Onassisâs courtship and marriage and Robert Kennedyâs assassination, dutifully supporting Jackie and the children during these tumultuous times in history.
A rare and engrossing look at the private life of one of the most famous women of the twentieth century, Jackieâs Girl is also a moving personal story of a young woman finding her identity and footing in a new country, along with the help of the most elegant woman in America.