One special summer - Hardcover

Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy

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284 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0440060389 ISBN 13: 9780440060383

Publisher: Delacorte Press, 1974

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In 1951, eighteen-year-old Lee Bouvier and her twenty-two-year-old sister Jacqueline took their first trip to Europe together. Jackie had already spent a year in France living with a French family and attending the Sorbonne. Her many cards and letters had made her sister Lee want nothing more than to see Europe with Jackie.� � Having convinced their parents, the two young ladies set off to see the continent. As they traveled, they sketched and kept notes, creating an illustrated journal of their time abroad, which they presented to their parents as a thank you upon their return; that delightful chronicle is ONE SPECIAL SUMMER.�
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Join Jackie and Lee for a tantalizing glimpse of a lost world: crossing the Atlantic by ocean liner, visits with counts and ambassadors in Paris, art lessons in Venice, and white gloves in the afternoon. Smile at the social agonies all young women suffer in common� how to politely consume an oversized hors d’oeuvre, the horror of slipping undergarments, and the art of fending off unwanted romantic advances.

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About the Author:

Lee Bouvier Radziwill is a noted author who now divides her time between Paris and New York City.

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963 and later an editor at Doubleday. She died in 1994.

Review:

"A delicious sense of respectable naughtiness underlies the text...Jacqueline's often elaborate and colorful illustrations show genuine talent and humor." -- May07 PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY

"Handwritten by both Bouvier sisters and charmingly illustrated by Jackie's drawings, SUMMER is required reading for any travel buff." -- May07 PALM BEACH ILLUSTRATED

One Special Summer by Jaqueline and Lee Bouvier Originally published in 1974, this fanciful adventure between two sisters traveling to Europe features whimsical poems, intricate illustrations, and affectionate snapshots as a tribute to one very special summer indeed. Girls of all ages will appreciate this charming collaboration. -- On-The-Town The Arts and Entertainment Magazine of West Michigan Aug. 2007

"..is a delightful book...and it makes the perfect little house gift for your host--or summer treat for yourself." -- TOWN & COUNTRY, August, 2006

"A delicious sense of respectable naughtiness underlies the text...Jacqueline's often elaborate and colorful illustrations show genuine talent and humor." -- PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY, May, 2006

"Handwritten by both Bouvier sisters and charmingly illustrated by Jackie's drawings, SUMMER is required reading for any travel buff." -- PALM BEACH ILLUSTRATED, May, 2006

"...it makes the perfect little house gift for your host - or summer treat for yourself." -- Aug06 TOWN & COUNTRY

-- "[An] entertaining chronicle ... with amusing anecdotes and grand drawings that capture the wonder and glory of an exotic trip." -- TRAVELGIRL

..."is a delightful book...and it makes the perfect little house gift for your host--or summer treat for yourself." -- Aug06 TOWN & COUNTRY

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