Fairy Tale Interrupted - by Rosemarie Terenzio (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>O"Working Girl" meets "What Remains" in this behind-the-scenes storyO (Good Reads) of an unlikely friendship between America's favorite First Son, John F. Kennedy Jr. and his personal assistant, a blue-collar girl from the Bronx.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b><i>Working Girl</i> meets <i>What Remains</i> in this <i>New York Times</i> bestselling, behind-the-scenes story of an unlikely friendship between America's favorite First Son, John F. Kennedy Jr. and his personal assistant, a blue-collar girl from the Bronx. Featured in the documentary <i>I Am JFK Jr.</i>!</b> <p/>From the moment RoseMarie Terenzio unleashed her Italian temper on the entitled nuisance commandeering her office in a downtown New York PR firm, an unlikely friendship bloomed between the blue-collar girl from the Bronx and John F. Kennedy Jr. <p/> Many books have sought to capture John F. Kennedy Jr.'s life. None has been as intimate or as honest as <i>Fairy Tale Interrupted</i>. Recalling the adventure of working as his executive assistant for five years, RoseMarie portrays the man behind the icon--patient, protective, surprisingly goofy, occasionally thoughtless and self-involved, yet capable of extraordinary generosity and kindness. She reveals how he dealt with dating, politics, and the paparazzi, and describes life behind the scenes at <i>George </i>magazine. Captured here are her memories of Carolyn Bessette, how she orchestrated the ultra-secretive planning of John and Carolyn's wedding on Cumberland Island--and the heartbreak of their deaths on July 16, 1999, after which RoseMarie's whole world came crashing down around her. Only now does she feel she can tell her story in a book that stands as "a fitting personal tribute to a unique boss . . . deliriously fun and entertaining" (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>).<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A window into the time a president's son tried to make it in New York publishing, in the final giddy years before the Internet changed everything."<br> --<i>The Washington Post<br> </i> <p/> "Terenzio doesn't dwell any longer than necessary on Kennedy's death . . . but she was in his apartment that night and has a story to tell."<br> --<i>The Boston Globe<br> </i> <p/> "Amazing revelations. . . . <i>Working Girl</i> meets <i>What Remains </i>in this behind-the-scenes story."<br> --<i>Good Reads<br> </i> <p/> "No one is better at observing the affairs of a magazine than the boss's assistant: with <i>sprezzatura</i> to spare, Terenzio delivers tantalizing accounts of staff cattiness and celebrity dealings. . . . A case study of the fascinating relationship between the often unsentimental executive who requests the impossible and the loyal, fiercely protective assistant."<br> --<i>Macleans<br> </i> <p/> "Candid. . . . Terenzio deftly reconstructs the wonderfully addictive yet strange and high-pressure world in which she worked. . . . She chronicles her time with Kennedy within the glorious but often brutal bubble that encircled his world, and what he taught her about living."<br> --<i>Publishers Weekly<br> </i> <p/> "A memoir of the late nineties, and an era gone by. . . . A suitably emotional ending, an up-close-and-personal account."<br> --<i>Celebrity Books</i><i> <br> </i> <p/> "<i>Fairy Tale Interrupted </i>joins a long list of books about one of America's most tragic families. It's probably one of the most personal and heartfelt narratives. . . . It makes Kennedy more human and shows a lovable side that should be regarded as sweet tribute to his memory."<br> --<i>Austin American-Statesman</i><br><br>"Captivating ... told with style and grace."<br> --<i>Kirkus Reviews</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>RoseMarie Terenzio was born in the Bronx and served as personal assistant, publicist, and confidante to John F. Kennedy, Jr.
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