by Carole Radziwill

In this memoir of loss, Carole Radziwill tells how, in the course of a month, three of the most important people in her life died: her husband, Anthony, who had fought a long bout with cancer, and their best friends, John and Carolyn B. Kennedy, who perished in a plane crash off the coast of Martha's Vineyard. An ABC staffer, Carole had married Anthony Radziwill, a member of the Radziwill and Kennedy clans, even though they were aware of his cancer diagnosis. The couple bravely faced the challenges of cancer treatment along with those of everyday life, and Carole, who was raised in a blue-collar household, provides a window into the lifestyle of the rich and famous, as she relates her struggles to fit in. Carole and Anthony--and John and Carolyn--lived life to the full, and Carole's richly detailed recollections in WHAT REMAINS have a poignancy beyond the famous names.