tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731753818569067213.post4800636496613653565..comments2024-02-28T00:16:25.833-08:00Comments on Francine Mathews / Stephanie Barron: Travels With Jack: The Kennedy LibraryStephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01190171603034228824noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731753818569067213.post-77164342301943818942012-07-24T03:04:34.675-07:002012-07-24T03:04:34.675-07:00I love the cover, too, and I'm so glad you'...I love the cover, too, and I'm so glad you've enjoyed the book. I was astounded to realize how chronically ill he was throughout his life--and that formed the basis of my fictional character. Thanks so much for leaving your thoughts! --And for reading Jack.Stephanie Barronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231632672832682010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731753818569067213.post-60733384537724526322012-07-23T21:03:21.487-07:002012-07-23T21:03:21.487-07:00I just finish this book. A great read.I just finish this book. A great read.Pug466https://www.blogger.com/profile/03613368956617654761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731753818569067213.post-8574958393017106582012-07-18T18:57:24.306-07:002012-07-18T18:57:24.306-07:00By the way I like the bookcover with Jack and the ...By the way I like the bookcover with Jack and the Eiffel Tower.Pug466https://www.blogger.com/profile/03613368956617654761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731753818569067213.post-12644191625929530972012-07-18T18:47:57.612-07:002012-07-18T18:47:57.612-07:00I like your book so far. Its amazing how Jack went...I like your book so far. Its amazing how Jack went as far as he did with all the health issues he had.Pug466https://www.blogger.com/profile/03613368956617654761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731753818569067213.post-79159405054779696672012-06-27T09:36:59.856-07:002012-06-27T09:36:59.856-07:00By the way, juno, you've won this week's c...By the way, juno, you've won this week's copy of JACK. Please send me your address by clicking on the "contact" button on this website.Stephanie Barronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231632672832682010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731753818569067213.post-45127702571178747682012-06-22T08:14:28.929-07:002012-06-22T08:14:28.929-07:00I honestly think Joe Kennedy was fearful of war, a...I honestly think Joe Kennedy was fearful of war, and had no real understanding of the Nazi agenda. Most people didn't, in 1939. That said, he was reviled by the British by the time he resigned his post and left England, because they saw him as a coward, an appeaser and worse, a defeatist. His successor as US ambassador, Gil Winant, was universally loved during five years in London. It's an interesting contrast in personality and public relations.Stephanie Barronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231632672832682010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731753818569067213.post-67827986166698214882012-06-22T08:10:25.352-07:002012-06-22T08:10:25.352-07:00So glad he enjoyed it! One of my FEW advance read...So glad he enjoyed it! One of my FEW advance readers...Stephanie Barronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231632672832682010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731753818569067213.post-89425424806088043122012-06-21T20:49:57.095-07:002012-06-21T20:49:57.095-07:00I can imagine you doing the research, your descrip...I can imagine you doing the research, your description is so vivid. I love archives, but have never read them in a place with a view. Everyplace I've been had no windows at all. Telling a story about Jack Kennedy in 1939 is so clever because the reader knows very little about this time of his life. I was intrigued that you included Joseph Kennedy Sr. being sympathetic to the Nazis. I really can't wait to read this book.junohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911774027349951308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731753818569067213.post-34388298445610362222012-06-20T16:18:23.473-07:002012-06-20T16:18:23.473-07:00Mo just finished JACK 1939 -- he stayed up very l...Mo just finished JACK 1939 -- he stayed up very late to read it. I'm waiting until it comes on my Kindle. Mo raves about it and your writing.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14394030811453876371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731753818569067213.post-27476019177919046442012-06-19T20:15:07.557-07:002012-06-19T20:15:07.557-07:00Yes, Dorsey, the window bows out at the far right ...Yes, Dorsey, the window bows out at the far right of the picture. Interesting pattern, isn't it? And the wall's about that monumental. You can see how stiff the wind was, that day, from the white caps. I found it a remarkable place to work--read some files, look up at the steel kaleidoscope frame, and beyond to the sea. A real gift--Stephanie Barronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231632672832682010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731753818569067213.post-81042594346592540112012-06-19T17:39:53.253-07:002012-06-19T17:39:53.253-07:00are some of those window points concave or is the ...are some of those window points concave or is the photo at the end of a window series (short pattern)? I don't know the building, like seeing it, and your description has me already in the story, I look forward to reading it. I will probably leave the research to you but I might check out the building sometime. thanks for this.dorseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05143738137796184558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731753818569067213.post-42812507781079249742012-06-19T10:28:49.861-07:002012-06-19T10:28:49.861-07:00I love fiction that has a strong foundation in his...I love fiction that has a strong foundation in history. So excited to read about Jack the person and not just JFK the historical figure.Kim Silvertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13056998884568684388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731753818569067213.post-24967352117839710922012-06-19T08:56:26.170-07:002012-06-19T08:56:26.170-07:00What a spectacular setting for doing research. I ...What a spectacular setting for doing research. I can't wait to read about the Jack you came to know. KathyKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008971961259575891noreply@blogger.com