Christina Haag
Hardcover | Pages: 304 pages Rating: 3.86 | 2346 Users | 334 Reviews
Details Regarding Books Come to the Edge
| Title | : | Come to the Edge |
| Author | : | Christina Haag |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 304 pages |
| Published | : | March 29th 2011 by Random House Publishing Group (first published June 1st 2010) |
| Categories | : | Autobiography. Memoir. Nonfiction. Biography |
Narration In Pursuance Of Books Come to the Edge
The Love Story of JFK Jr. and Christina HaagAn elegy to first love, a lost New York, and a young man who led his life with surprising and abundant grace
When Christina Haag was growing up on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, John F. Kennedy, Jr., was just one of the boys in her circle of prep school friends, a skinny kid who lived with his mother and sister on Fifth Avenue and who happened to have a Secret Service detail following him at a discreet distance at all times. A decade later, after they had both graduated from Brown University and were living in New York City, Christina and John were cast in an off-Broadway play together. It was then that John confessed his long-standing crush on her, and they embarked on a five-year love affair. Glamorous and often in the public eye, but also passionate and deeply intimate, their relationship was transformative for both of them. With exquisite prose, Haag paints a portrait of a young man with an enormous capacity for love, and an adventurous spirit that drove him to live life to its fullest.
A haunting book, Come to the Edge is a lasting evocation of a time and a place—of the indelible sting of the loss of young love, and of the people who shape you and remain with you, whether in person or in spirit. It is about being young and full of hope, with all the potential of your life as yet unfulfilled, and of coming of age at a moment in New York’s history when the city at once held danger, magic, and endless possibilities for self-discovery.
Rarely has a love story been told so beautifully.
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| ISBN: | 0385523173 (ISBN13: 9780385523172) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Ella Dickey Literacy Award (2012) |
Rating Regarding Books Come to the Edge
Ratings: 3.86 From 2346 Users | 334 ReviewsEvaluate Regarding Books Come to the Edge
This memoir is possibly the best book I've read this year. I loved EVERYTHING about it, and I have zero complaints. Haag's writing is both eloquent and honest. She does an incredible job of showing, rather than telling, especially when it comes to explaining the simple, yet complicated nature of her relationship with JFK Jr. However, I may be slightly biased, as I appreciate any story set in 1970's/1980's New York. (What I would give to have been there...)This book is captivating. I stayed up until 1:30 AM finishing it last night because I couldnt bear to put it down, and woke up this morning with a pounding headache because I fell asleep crying after finally reaching the last page. COME TO THE EDGE is beautifully written, universal in nature, and tinged with a bittersweetness because you know how it all ends. Those searching for salaciousness in the pages of COME TO THE EDGE wont find it. Instead theyll find one of the most achingly true love
This book is proof that anyone can write a memoir, including a hanger-on who fancies herself an "actress" and has nothing to offer other than she may have dated JFK Jr. Sadly, a better book got passed over so this waste of ink could go to press.
Sleepily browsing my Audible library on the plane home for Christmas, I clicked on one of my very favourites the authors tender memoir of her time with John Kennedy Jr, growing up in one anothers orbit in NYC, sharing a house at Brown, and then finally being a couple and losing each other. Its been a long time since Ive read it, and its every bit as good as I remember. The audio is wonderful Christina Haag reads it with emotion but without ever overdoing it. This book is romantic and
Very moving and WELL written. A book about, love and struggles we all haveI enjoyed every minute of this well written and beautifully honest story. Made me think and reminded me that we all are so different but have so much in common.
I won an advanced copy of this memoir through the FirstReads program. The author, who grew up in New York with a circle of friends that included JFK Jr., details her friendship, and later relationship, with him. She is a wonderful writer; her descriptions of people and places sucked me right into the tale. I could easily picture the settings ad the situations as they unfolded, and the details she provided brought people to life. The narrative flowed between the years with little warning; this is
When I first heard about this book I wanted to read it to get a glimpse into the lives of the Kennedys. As I was reading it, I found myself forgetting who it was about, but really just focusing on the story. Even if the names weren't already known to us, the book would stand out as a beautiful love story. It's also hauntingly sad. For anyone who has criticized the author's writing it, I say it's her story to tell just as much as it was John's and I'm glad she told it.
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