ASK NOT

The No1 Sunday Times BestsellerA Waterstones Best Politics Book 2024A Mail on Sunday Best Holiday Read 2024 A searing exposé Glamour A timely reminder of the dangers posed by men who crave power ObserverFrom New York Times bestseller Maureen Callahan a fierce character driven exposé of the real Kennedy Curse the family s generations long legacy of misogyny murder and mayhem and the women who have paid the price for our obsession with Camelot For decades the Kennedy name has been synonymous with wealth power and above all else integrity But this carefully constructed veneer hides a dark truth the Kennedy men s legacy of physical and psychological abuse of women part of a tradition of toxic masculinity that spans generations and has ruined untold lives Through scandal after scandal the family and their defenders have managed to keep this shameful story out of the spotlight Now in Ask Not bestselling journalist Maureen Callahan reveals the Kennedys hidden history of abuse and exploitation laying bare their rampant misogyny and restoring women to the center of the dynasty s story from Jacqueline Onassis and Marilyn Monroe to Carolyn Bessette Mary Richardson Rosemary Kennedy and many others whose names aren t nearly as well known but rightf