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Description for Once Upon a Secret
Paperback. good clean copy with minor shelf wear
In 1963, Mimi Beardsley was a naive young American girl, very much a product of her class and time - she had attended the same exclusive girls' school as Jackie Bouvier, now installed in the White House as the president's wife. Which is also where Mimi found herself, as an 18-year-old intern. The JFK White House was a place for which she was not remotely prepared, dominated by the charismatic and sexually rapacious figure of the president. Within days, they had started a relationship. There are several extraordinary things about Mimi's story. One is that she has evaded notice ... Read more
In 1963, Mimi Beardsley was a naive young American girl, very much a product of her class and time - she had attended the same exclusive girls' school as Jackie Bouvier, now installed in the White House as the president's wife. Which is also where Mimi found herself, as an 18-year-old intern. The JFK White House was a place for which she was not remotely prepared, dominated by the charismatic and sexually rapacious figure of the president. Within days, they had started a relationship. There are several extraordinary things about Mimi's story. One is that she has evaded notice ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780091936563
SKU
KYB0000534
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Mimi Alford
Mimi Beardsley Alford is a retired church administrator in New York and has two children and four grandchildren.
Reviews for Once Upon a Secret
"With the benefit of hindsight and good old-fashioned maturity, she does not judge her young self, or indeed JFK, too harshly. She writes not just about the secret, but about the corrosive effect of keeping that secret . . . In short, she’s a wise old bird, and you can’t help liking her, or her elegant and thoroughly good-natured book." ... Read more