Among the competitive Kennedy children, Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy (1920-48) was the most vivacious and conspicuous, and she was considered the "psychological twin" of her brother, Jack. Kick's marriage to a British aristocrat deeply affronted her father, but when Kick was widowed only months later, she had to call upon deep reserves of strength to move on with her life. Barbara Leaming offers here a portrait of a young woman who—much like three of her brothers—followed a passionate and ambitious path through life, only to die at an early age.