{"product_id":"the-missing-kennedy-rosemary-kennedy-and-the-secret-bonds-of-four-women-9781610881746","title":"The Missing Kennedy: Rosemary Kennedy and the Secret Bonds of Four Women","description":"\u003cp\u003eRosemary Kennedy, younger sister of President John F. Kennedy, was lobotomized in 1941 at age 23. In 1959, she was put out of public view at a remote facility in rural Wisconsin, where, for more than twenty years, she remained unvisited by family and non-family alike, until 1962.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff (Liz) and her parents were likely the first non-Kennedy family members to visit Rosemary following her lobotomy. Liz was niece to Rosemary's caretaker, Sister Paulus, a Catholic nun at St. Colleta, and she visited Rosemary on a regular basis for the next thirty-four years. Through their friendship, Liz discovered the person many had forgotten or never known.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 2015, ten years after Rosemary's death, Liz came forward with a fascinating book about the hidden daughter of America's royal Kennedy family. \"The Missing Kennedy: Rosemary Kennedy and the Secret Bonds of Four Women\" is truly unique. It is an eyewitness account of Rosemary's post-lobotomy years, the first published by a non-family member, and it's augmented by nearly 100 never-before-seen pictures of Rosemary after she was lobotomized.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiz can shed considerable light on so many questions, the four biggest being: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy did no one visit Rosemary for more than two decades?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat quality of life did Rosemary lead after her lobotomy?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat should have been the correct diagnosis of Rosemary's pre-lobotomy condition?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnd in what ways did immense good come from Rosemary's tragic life? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis touching story of the intersection of two families will leave you with a unique portrait of the missing, but not forgotten, Kennedy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bancroft Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781610881746\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/14\/2015 pg. 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2015 pg. 90\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44637656023221,"sku":"9781610881746","price":23.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9787948e-bcf7-49d1-8a54-c38e2c7f9055.jpg?v=1726582356","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-missing-kennedy-rosemary-kennedy-and-the-secret-bonds-of-four-women-9781610881746","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}