The Sins of the Father
Joseph P. Kennedy and
the Dynasty He Founded
By Frank Langella
Time Warner Audiobooks
$17, 3 hours
ISBN 1570424071
In the Kennedy corner . . .
Review by Sukey Howard
Fact may be stranger than fiction; here it's harsher. If this were a novel, you'd probably say that the leading character was bigger than life and flawed beyond belief. But the man revealed in The Sins of the Father: Joseph P. Kennedy and the Dynasty He Founded, ably read here by Frank Langella, was that and more. Investigative reporter Ronald Kessler paints a vivid portrait of this ambitious, manipulative, domineering man, at once fearsome, fascinating, and foul. New details about Joseph Kennedy's intimate life, his distracted wife, his unholy political affiliations, and more make for absorbing, intriguing listening.
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