The Kennedy Debutante / Kerri Maher / 368 pages

This book is a novel about Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy, the fourth child of Joseph and Rose Kennedy.  The story begins in 1938 London when Joseph Kennedy was the United States ambassador to England. Kick and her older sister, Rosemary, are presented to the Queen and Kick begins her debutante season with the upper society of London.  She meets and falls in love with Billy Hartington, the future Duke of Devonshire.  The story follows their love affair as the Kennedy family returns to The United States with war looming. A couple years later  Kick finds her way back to England and she and Billy reunite. The couple battles to overcome the differences between their religions to finally marry, which distances Kick from her family.  Just a fwe months later Billy is killed in the war.  The story ends with Kick continuing to live in England, which she calls home.  In an Author's Note the author gives a brief summary of Kick's life following the end of the novel.