Paul Levy

Loved and lost | 2 June 2016

JFK’s charming, rebellious younger sister defied her parents and captivated the English aristocracy. Two biographies, by Paula Byrne and Barbara Leaming, show how it all ended in tragedy

issue 04 June 2016

  • Kick: The True Story of Kick Kennedy, JFK’s Forgotten Sister and the Heir to Chatsworth

    Paula Byrne

    William Collins, pp. 352

  • Kick Kennedy: The Charmed Life and Tragic Death of the Favorite Kennedy Daughter

    Barbara Leaming

    Thomas Dunne Books, St Martin’s Press, pp. 292

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