Farewell, Jackie: A Portrait of Her Final Days Hardcover – April 12, 2004

Book is filled with details that have not appeared in the news media!Fresh information and well written!

A worthwhile addition to any "Jackie" library, with carefully reported details on her final six months starting with the equestrian fall on her last ride. Frequent flashbacks to other times in her life provide perspective. Those who would criticize information gleaned from author's previous work are failing to understand the concept of putting various issues into place. Especially telling: The lack of presence of Jackie's dopey dum-dum sister Lee during these final weeks. Jackie had her number, referring to how she'd stopped by for tea "Just so" she could say she had.

Book was exactly as described, and arrived earlier than expected. What a superb transaction. Many thanks!

Usually a "slim volume" is a term applied to a book of poetry. Alas there is nothing poetic about this book but it is slim on just about everything that goes into a good biography.Simply put it is just another "smash and grab" attempt by Ed Klein to make money from the Kennedy/Onassis name.If Mrs Onassis had been Mr Klein's editor she would have returned the manuscript and asked for a rewrite but unfortunately Mr Klein's editor lacked even the most basic skills which set Mrs Onassis apart in this field.This book is nothing more than a cut and paste of his previous books.Not much depth or preparation went into this ...even the photographs are not relevant...only one of those published refers to a period in the last six months of her life.Also a lot of personal conversations between Mrs Onassis and her Doctor's/Priests are quoted verbatim so unless the author had these parties wire-tapped I don't see how he could have access to this sort of intimate exchange.It's a pity on the tenth anniversary of the death of Jackie Onassis we could not have had a book published that celebrated her grace and beauty...a photographic book in the manner of "Marilyn in the camera's eye" would have been appropriate...but instead we have America's answer to Andrew Morton peddling his same old reworked wares.Honestly Ed Klein go back to writing for magazines's . Maybe then you won't have to so shamelessly pad your subject matter and you may regain some of your credibility.

For those of us who have had family members succumb to cancer, this book might prove rather interesting. I am suspicious of Kleins motivation in writing about the Kennedys (as many are),but enjoyed parts of this expose in spite of myself. The devastating effects of chemo and radiation are felt by the very poor as well as the very rich.

I read this book a few years ago and am now buying it for a friend. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and was surprised to read so many negative reviews. This was a quick read, very interesting, giving the reader an insight into Jackie's relationship with her children and showing how she came to terms with her impending death. Again, I found it most enjoyable.

Not sure it's really all believable, but it was a good read. I'm all things Kennedy in that I read everything I can about the Kennedy Dynasty.

I Loved Jackie and always felt that she was a great role model, especially as a mother. She died as she lived, with style and grace. This book portrays that with many accounts from her friends and family.