The Second Marriage

From the internationally bestselling author of The Secret Wife comes a tale of love, sacrifice and betrayal, available for pre-order now.

JACKIE
When her first marriage ends in tragedy, Jackie Kennedy fears she’ll never love again. But all that changes when she encounters…

ARI
Successful and charming, Ari Onassis is a man who promises her the world. Yet soon after they marry, Jackie learns that his heart also belongs to another…

MARIA
A beautiful, famed singer, Maria Callas is in love with Jackie’s new husband – and she isn’t going to give up.

Little by little, Jackie and Maria’s lives begin to tangle in a dangerous web of secrets, scandal and lies. But with both women determined to make Ari theirs alone, the stakes are high. How far will they go for true love?

About the author

Born

Glasgow, The United Kingdom 

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http://www.gillpaul.com

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Historical Fiction, History, Health, Mind & Body

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Gill Paul’s historical novels have reached the top of the USA Today, Toronto Globe & Mail and kindle charts, and been translated into twenty languages. They include JACKIE AND MARIA (retitled THE SECOND MARRIAGE in the UK), two bestselling novels about the Romanovs – THE SECRET WIFE and THE LOST DAUGHTER – as well as WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST, which was shortlisted for the 2013 RNA Epic Novel of the Year award, NO PLACE FOR A LADY, shortlisted for a Love Stories award, and ANOTHER WOMAN’S HUSBAND, about links you might not have suspected between Wallis Simpson and Princess Diana. 
Gill also writes historical non-fiction, including A HISTORY OF MEDICINE IN 50 OBJECTS, and she speaks at libraries and literary festivals on subjects ranging from the Titanic to the Romanovs. 
Gill lives in London, where she is working on her tenth novel, and she swims daily in an outdoor pond.

My Review

Gill Paul brings to life the complicated, fascinating worlds of Maria Callas and Jackie Kennedy as their worlds intersect through enigmatic Aristo Onassis. This is a fictionalised account, not a biography, so some events have been adapted to fit the narrative. Having long been obsessed by Onassis and his rise to fame and fortune, this book goes a long way to demystifying some of the enigma surrounding him. The joy is in the relationships between the three of them and the fact that despite the glitz and the glamour, underneath they experienced the same suffering as everyone else. The kindest description of Onassis would be a 'lovable rogue' yet I can't help feeling he didn't deserve either of those women. Now I feel inspired to research more about this era which is depicted in such great detail by the author.