Acute commentary…Add[s] nuance and detail.—Julia M. Klein, Boston Globe

The portrait of a lady whose solid grounding in Boston politics and serene Roman Catholicism carried her through America’s most corrosive century, and in the telling, it’s clear that Kennedy never played the victim to history.—Matt Damsker, USA Today

A fuller picture than ever before…Perry writes with compassion and brings keen insight into what Rose Kennedy’s own words tell us about this complex woman.—Amy Scribner, Book Page

A more complete portrait of the matriarch of one of America’s eminent political family dynasties.—Los Angeles Times

Perry’s biography is a finely crafted, comprehensive account of one of the most driven women in the shadows of American political history…While there are untold numbers of books on the Kennedys, Perry adds archival details and nuance to our understanding of Rose. Kennedy completists and novices alike are sure to find the book fascinating as it further reveals the perspective of the strong woman behind the dynasty.—Lisa Guardarini, Library Journal

Barbara Perry has done it again! Rose Kennedy is the much needed, balanced biography of the grand matriarch of American politics. Whether it was helping the disabled, raising children, or playing ward boss, Mrs. Kennedy was a force of nature. —Douglas Brinkley, author of American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race