Lee Bouvier (1933–2019)
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- Andra namn
- Bouvier, Caroline Lee (birth name)
- Födelsedag
- 1933-03-03
- Avled
- 2019-02-15
- Kön
- female
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Födelseort
- Southampton, New York, USA
- Dödsort
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Relationer
- Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy (sister)
Ross, Herbert (husband)
Radziwill, Carole (daughter-in-law)
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Statistik
- Verk
- 3
- Medlemmar
- 193
- Popularitet
- #113,337
- Betyg
- 3.4
- Recensioner
- 6
- ISBN
- 7
- Språk
- 1
Originally published in 1974, this was a journal/scrapbook of their trip that was a gift for their mother, created in appreciation for allowing the sisters to embark on their first trip to Europe by themselves. Lee says, “It was an ode to discovery, youth, and adventure by one very young.” Lee was 18 and Jackie was 22 during this special summer.
A combination of colored drawings, illustrations, photos, handwritten anecdotes, and poems captures the carefree attitude and witty sense of humor, or as Lee says, “a state of joy and laughter, which was our mood throughout the trip.”
The book is a time capsule of a different time period, and a different lifestyle – of the privileged upper class. At that time traveling to Europe was usually undertaken on an ocean liner, not a plane. Manners and protocol were more rigid (white gloves worn in the afternoon), but the fun-loving sisters took advantage of this trip to have a memorable adventure. We are fortunate that they documented it so cleverly, and that Lee discovered it years later in her mother’s attic and decided to publish it for us.… (mer)