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OverviewThe sensational story of Mimi Alford and the secret she kept for 40 years - her teenage affair with President John F Kennedy during her time as a White House Intern. The sensational story of Mimi Alford and the secret she kept for 40 years - her teenage affair with President John F Kennedy during her time as a White House Intern. During the 18 months that Mimi Alford was President John F Kennedy's lover, he never kissed her on the lips. For the naive All American girl, the JFK White House was a place for which she was not remotely prepared. Dominated by the charismatic and sexually magnetic figure of the president, it was as a 19-year-old intern in the White House press office that Mimi Alford became the object of Kennedy's affections, and within days they had started a relationship. She lost her virginity to him on her fourth day at work. In Once Upon a Secret, for the first time, Alford has revealed every detail of her experiences as Kennedy's mistress - an affair that was ended only by his assassination. Mimi has decided, after 40 years of silence and deep reflection, to tell her story. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mimi AlfordPublisher: Cornerstone Imprint: Arrow Books Ltd Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.149kg ISBN: 9780099547754ISBN 10: 0099547759 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 07 November 2013 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsHer tale has a certain sort of integrity that almost all kiss and tells lack. -- Sarah Vine * The Times * You can't help liking her, or her elegant and thoroughly good natured book -- Marcus Berkmann * The Spectator * A likeable book by a likeable woman -- Lynn Barber * The Sunday Times * Carefully constructed memoir...of a woman who flew too close to the sun -- Robert McCrum * Observer * Strangely compelling * Daily Mail 'Must Reads' * Her tale has a certain sort of integrity that almost all kiss and tells lack. -- Sarah Vine The Times You can't help liking her, or her elegant and thoroughly good natured book -- Marcus Berkmann The Spectator A likeable book by a likeable woman -- Lynn Barber The Sunday Times Carefully constructed memoir...of a woman who flew too close to the sun -- Robert McCrum Observer Strangely compelling Daily Mail 'Must Reads' Author InformationMimi Beardsley Alford is a retired church administrator in New York and has two children and four grandchildren. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |