WHAT REMAINS

What Remains by Carole Radziwill - Carole was married to Anthony Radziwill, and this memoir is about their brief life together. Anthony was a close cousin to John F. Kennedy, Jr., and Carole was best friends with John's wife, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy. Their story features in this book, which is written with a straightforward honesty that is blunt, yet caring. Although Carole's writing is thoughtful, she doesn't give too much away. She has accomplished this book and the telling of her story while retaining a great deal of privacy for most of the people about whom she writes. I respect that, and there isn't anything more I'd want or need to know. It's all enough, and it's the type of story you only want to read once....it's a fairy tale and it's about what was, and for Carole, what remains.