Once upon a Secret by Mimi Alford
In 1963, Mimi Beardsley was a naive young American girl, very much a product of her class and time - she had attended the same exclusive girls' school as Jackie Bouvier, now installed in the White House as the president's wife.
With the benefit of hindsight and good old-fashioned maturity, she does not judge her young self, or indeed JFK, too harshlyShe writes not just about the secret, but about the corrosive effect of keeping that secret . . . In short, she’s a wise old bird, and you can’t help liking her, or her elegant and thoroughly good-natured book. * Spectator *
Her memoir rings true: now approaching her 70th birthday, Mimi Alford has no reason to dissemble, and her confessions of complicity are sufficiently candid to allow her professions of innocence to be taken at face value . . . Much of her vivid, soul-searching memoir is about living with her secret. * Daily Mail *
A likeable book by a likeable woman, who seems entirely trustworthy. -- Lynn Barber * Sunday Times *
Her memoir rings true: now approaching her 70th birthday, Mimi Alford has no reason to dissemble, and her confessions of complicity are sufficiently candid to allow her professions of innocence to be taken at face value . . . Much of her vivid, soul-searching memoir is about living with her secret. * Daily Mail *
A likeable book by a likeable woman, who seems entirely trustworthy. -- Lynn Barber * Sunday Times *
Mimi Beardsley Alford is a retired church administrator in New York and has two children and four grandchildren.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780091931759 |
| ISBN 10 | 0091931754 |
| Title | Once upon a Secret |
| Author | Mimi Alford |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 2012-02-09 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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