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Summary: Charming and Intelligent
Review: I felt I could relate to Josie. As the author says in the book, the best story is one where you feel you're eavesdropping on the people sitting at the next table. That's how I felt. It was a quick read, not too many difficult words, not hard to pick up again, and sympathetic characters.
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Summary: A sweet story
Review: I was expecting a light Bridget Jones-ish read when I picked this up in the bargain bin. I was pleasantly surprised. The story follows Josie Trask, wife of Peter, mother of 3-year-old Henry, American Lit grad student having trouble getting her thesis finished, spending the summer living with her mother, apart from her husband, doing research for a schlocky bio on Jackie O. Josie is a fair bit more intellectual than most 30-or-so female central characters have been lately. She goes through a bit of a crisis in her marriage and winds up with a better understanding of herself, her mother and her relationship with her husband. As the story unfolds, we are treated to tidbits from Josie's Jackie research, that are both interesting on their own, and in the way they relate to what Josie's going through. Preston's writing is strong, the characters are authentic and the story is a pleasure all the way through. It's also peaked my interest in reading more about Jackie and the Kennedys.
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Summary: A sweet story
Review: I was expecting a light Bridget Jones-ish read when I picked this up in the bargain bin. I was pleasantly surprised. The story follows Josie Trask, wife of Peter, mother of 3-year-old Henry, American Lit grad student having trouble getting her thesis finished, spending the summer living with her mother, apart from her husband, doing research for a schlocky bio on Jackie O. Josie is a fair bit more intellectual than most 30-or-so female central characters have been lately. She goes through a bit of a crisis in her marriage and winds up with a better understanding of herself, her mother and her relationship with her husband. As the story unfolds, we are treated to tidbits from Josie's Jackie research, that are both interesting on their own, and in the way they relate to what Josie's going through. Preston's writing is strong, the characters are authentic and the story is a pleasure all the way through. It's also peaked my interest in reading more about Jackie and the Kennedys.
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Summary: Jackie By Josie
Review: Jackie By Josie is a fun read & quite a clever concept. Not only do you get a good story about Josie, the main character, but you also get a lot of fun tidbits and rumors/trivia about Jackie Kennedy. In this novel, we meet Josie, who spends the summer living with her mom, and Josie's 3 year old boy Henry on the east coast. Peter, Josie's husband, is in California and Josie plans to join him in the fall. For the summer Josie has agreed to be a research assistant, helping Fiona Jones uncover anything she can get her hands on about Jackie Kennedy. This story explores the complexities of relationships-how do you know if you can trust your spouse, being happy with who you are, and accepting that famous or not, we all have our own obstacles and discoveries to make in life. Whether you are married to JFK or Peter, no marriage is perfect and you have to put in a lot of work and effort. Spend the summer with Josie-it's worth it!
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Summary: An entertaining, light read...
Review: Jackie By Josie is an excellent and impressive debut novel by Caroline Preston. For me, a person who does not liked to be bogged down with heavy writing, difficult words, and poetically graphic sentences, I found the author's quick and clear style very refreshing. And while the story itself took awhile to get my attention at first, I quickly become enmeshed in the story of Josie and her summer of dirt-digging, marriage-reflecting, and mother-sitting. For Josie Trask, discouraged and restless over her unfinished dissertation, a chance to dig up the dish on Jackie Kennedy for Fiona Jones, celebrity biographer, is a welcomed distraction. Josie and her 3-year-old son, Henry, move in with her mother for the summer while Peter, Josie's husband, drives across country with fellow classmate, Monica, to their respective teaching jobs in California. Sounds cut-and-dried, but it seems moving in with Mom isn't all it's cracked up to be. And having your husband riding shotgun with another woman does nothing for Josie's state of mind. Full of all sorts of awakenings about herself and those around her, Josie's summer brings her more than she's ever bargained for. Jackie By Josie is a novel that delves into the intricate weavings of marriage, family, trust and happiness. Spiced with true quotes and events from the life of Jackie Kennedy, Caroline Preston has expertly blended the two story lines together and created a unique and life-enhancing parallel between Jackie and Josie. Great first effort. I will be reading this author again.
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Summary: An entertaining, light read...
Review: Jackie By Josie is an excellent and impressive debut novel by Caroline Preston. For me, a person who does not liked to be bogged down with heavy writing, difficult words, and poetically graphic sentences, I found the author's quick and clear style very refreshing. And while the story itself took awhile to get my attention at first, I quickly become enmeshed in the story of Josie and her summer of dirt-digging, marriage-reflecting, and mother-sitting. For Josie Trask, discouraged and restless over her unfinished dissertation, a chance to dig up the dish on Jackie Kennedy for Fiona Jones, celebrity biographer, is a welcomed distraction. Josie and her 3-year-old son, Henry, move in with her mother for the summer while Peter, Josie's husband, drives across country with fellow classmate, Monica, to their respective teaching jobs in California. Sounds cut-and-dried, but it seems moving in with Mom isn't all it's cracked up to be. And having your husband riding shotgun with another woman does nothing for Josie's state of mind. Full of all sorts of awakenings about herself and those around her, Josie's summer brings her more than she's ever bargained for. Jackie By Josie is a novel that delves into the intricate weavings of marriage, family, trust and happiness. Spiced with true quotes and events from the life of Jackie Kennedy, Caroline Preston has expertly blended the two story lines together and created a unique and life-enhancing parallel between Jackie and Josie. Great first effort. I will be reading this author again.
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Summary: A Great Book About Jackie...and Josie
Review: This book intrigued me, not only with its information on Jackie, but also how the main character was affected by researching Jackie's story. Josie Trask undertakes the task of writing a biography of Jackie for a pubisher of trashy celebrity bios, and ultimately finds herself and the answers to her most troubling problems. Definitely a good read!
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Summary: A Great Book About Jackie...and Josie
Review: This book intrigued me, not only with its information on Jackie, but also how the main character was affected by researching Jackie's story. Josie Trask undertakes the task of writing a biography of Jackie for a pubisher of trashy celebrity bios, and ultimately finds herself and the answers to her most troubling problems. Definitely a good read!
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Summary: clever and unique
Review: This is a very clever and fun book, one that can be enjoyed by anyone wanting to read about a smart, somewhat lost, young woman, who ends up finding herself by discovering things about Jackie Kennedy. The book is so touching and kept me totally involved, anxious to see how things would turn out for this intelligent compelling person. And for you people out there who don't think you would enjoy a book with a parallel story about Jackie Kennedy, pick this book up anyway. The author has used the parallel in such a clever way, it is worth the try. I am looking forward to more books by this wonderful author.
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