NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - He\'s American royalty.
But can their relationship survive the glare of the spotlight and the so-called Kingsley curse? In a beautifully written novel that captures a gilded moment in American history, Emily Giffin tells the story of two people searching for belonging and identity, as well as the answer to the question: Are certain love stories Meant to be?.
When Joe and Cate unexpectedly cross paths one afternoon, their connection is instant and intense.
Yet she feels like a fraud, faking it in a world to which she\'s never truly belonged.
Before too long, Cate\'s face is in magazines and on billboards.
After being discovered by a model scout at age sixteen, Cate decides that her looks may be her only ticket out of the cycle of disappointment that her mother has always inhabited.
She, too, grew up fatherless--and after her mother marries an abusive man, she is forced to fend for herself.
Meanwhile, no one ever expected anything of Cate Cooper.
Despite his best intentions, he has trouble meeting the expectations of a nation, as well as those of his exacting mother, Dottie.
But Joe III is a free spirit--and a little bit reckless. is killed in a tragic accident, his charismatic son inherits the weight of that legacy.
Kingsley, Jr.
In 1967, after Joseph S. and his wife, Carolyn Bessette, and crafting an entirely new one.-- Bookreporter The Kingsley family is American royalty, beloved for their military heroics, political service, and unmatched elegance.
I\'m a sucker for an iconic, against-all-odds love story, and Meant to Be truly delivers.--Tia Williams, author of Seven Days in June A chic, history-inspired summer read [that] strikes a careful balance between simply retelling the true story of JFK Jr.
Is their love story Meant to be? This lively page-turner ( The New York Times ) offers a nostalgic, hopelessly romantic escape--from the author of Something Borrowed and The Lies That Bind .
She comes from a troubled past.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - He\'s American royalty
