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Rosemary

the Hidden Kennedy Daughter
Oct 16, 2016Tica77 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
After reading Koehler's book on Rosemary, I found this biography much more complete and comprehensive. It delves into a time when mental health issues were seriously frowned upon and explains, while not condoning, Joseph Kennedy's ultimate decision to have his eldest daughter lobotomized to control her behavior. There follows a sad story of a young woman kept from her family for over 20 years, not to mention the severe damage to her brain. So much has been written about the Kennedys and this story needed to be told.