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| Book Review - The Missing Kennedy: Rosemary Kennedy and the secret Bonds of Four Women by Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff |
Born in 1918, Rosemary Kennedy was the first
child of a wealthy Bostonian family. The family was later known as the
matriarch and patriarch of US most celebrated and famous family.
Elizabeth Koehler was the only daughter of
Wisconsin family. Elizabeth was born in 1957 and her family was finding it
difficult to make ends meet.
Was there anything common in these two completely
different women apart from their religion?
“The Missing Kennedy: Rosemary Kennedy and the
secret Bonds of Four Women” describes about Stella Koehler who was a
charismatic woman and after taking her vows she became Sister Paulus Koehler.
Much of the adult life of Paulus Koehler was
spent as a caregiver to Rosie Kennedy. Sister Paulus life as a caregiver was
not easy either as Rosie had problems in controlling her temper. Later on she
had to undergo one of the first lobotomies in America.
The operation which was thought to make Rosie’s
life better, did just the opposite and her condition turned from bad to worse.
“The Missing Kennedy: Rosemary Kennedy and the
secret Bonds of Four Women” is a heart touching description of the life of Paulus
Koehler and Rosie Kennedy.
Looking into other’s life give us many
surprises. We often feel that life of other people is always better, but this
is not always the case. It is rightly being said that ‘grass always looks greener
on the other side’.
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