Jackie and Maria

A Novel of Jackie Kennedy & Maria Callas

By: Gill Paul

Narrated by: Lisa Flanagan

Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins

Publisher's summary

From the #1 bestselling author of The Secret Wife comes a story of love, passion, and tragedy as the lives of Jackie Kennedy and Maria Callas are intertwined—and they become the ultimate rivals, in love with the same man.

The President's Wife; a Glamorous Superstar; the rivalry that shook the world...

Jackie Kennedy is beautiful, sophisticated, and contemplating leaving her ambitious young senator husband. Life in the public eye with an overly ambitious—and unfaithful—man who could hardly be coaxed to return from a vacation after the birth of a stillborn child was breaking her spirit. So when she's offered a holiday on the luxurious yacht owned by billionaire Ari Onassis, she says yes...to a meeting that will ultimately change her life.

Maria Callas is at the height of her operatic career and widely considered to be the finest soprano in the world. And then she's introduced to Aristotle Onassis, the world's richest man and her fellow Greek. Stuck in a childless, sexless marriage, and with pressures on all sides from opera house managers and a hostile press, she finds her life being turned upside down by this hyper-intelligent and impeccably charming man...

Little by little, Maria's and Jackie's lives began to overlap, and they come closer and closer until everything they know about the world changes on a dime.

©2020 Gill Paul (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers

Nicely done

The author did a good job of giving each person a good motive. The overall story is quite sad and not overly interesting. But the narrator is very good. So I give it a 4 minus. It isn't the authors fault that the truth is a sad story.

Good story, Great Narrator

The narrator was fabulous! The story was entertaining and well done. I will look for more from the narrator.

Stellar

Outstanding writing and narration. I love how the author writes from both characters points of view. This book was so engaging that I listened all night.

Amazing

One of my favorites! The story was so interesting. Sheds new light on Jackie. Very well read and written. Highly recommended!

Very Interesting

Very interesting novel. Inspired me to research more about the ladies and their history. Very well done narration. Accents really added to the story.

best book I read in a long time

I loved this book so much it made me want to review it. I would love to see this book to be made as a movie.

Grandes pasiones, Personajes inolvidables.

Conozco bien a los personajes de esta historia. He leído otras novelas sobre el tema Y definitivamente la autora trata con inteligencia y gran sensibilidad
A estos iconos del siglo XX.
La lectora es una de las mejores que he oído.
Este libro me pareció sensacional.

Well done!

Great story and narration. The writer did a wonderful job telling each character’s journey and timeline, she merged their 2 lives together perfectly. The descriptions of clothing, scenery and characters was great! I was sad when the book ended and there wasn’t more of the story to be told. The story, writing, ending, and narration all very well done!

Jackie and Maria

I enjoyed this book so much! It was well written and grabbed my attention from the start. I’ve read other books by Gill Paul; she’s one of my favorites. Lisa Flanagan was outstanding with the narration. Thank you both very much.

interesting enough to recommend

was hesitant at first, kind of reading a soap opera, but it filled in a lot of gaps as I remember the big moments that made the news and wondered about. I do wonder what was actual fact but still interesting for folks who remember the 60's and 70's well