"An admirably balanced assessment of an enormously complicated man who, wrongly but not ignobly, stood athwart history." - Kirkus Reviews, starred "Elegantly written, delicately nuanced, this compelling account brings Joe Kennedy and his family to life." - Bob Self, author of Neville Chamberlain: A Biography "A thoroughly revisionist but remarkably persuasive history of Joseph P. Kennedy's years in London" - David Nasaw , author of Pulitzer Prize–nominee Andrew Carnegie "By wisely presenting pre-war London as a crucible in the [Kennedy] family history, [Swift] exposes the origin of many of the political, social, personal triumphs and tragedies that have cast the family-the father in particular-as a modern-day Lear." - Lynne McTaggart , author of Kathleen Kennedy: Her Life and Times, The Field and The Intention Experiment "Swift's chronicle gives an impressive insight into the mechanics of government on both sides of the Atlantic." - Anne De Courcy, author of 1939: The Last Season of Peace Anne De Courcy, author of 1939: The Last Season of Peace Anne De Courcy, author of 1939: The Last Season of Peace Anne De Courcy, author of 1939: The Last Season of Peace "Dr. Swift's psychological insight into the Kennedy family members and their dynamics makes a major contribution to the Kennedy literature." - Jane Vieth, professor of history, Michigan State University
