Marcia Chellis's Life And Work

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Born on March 13, 1940, Marcia Chellis is a New York Times and London Times chart-topping author. She wrote three prosperous books: Living with the Kennedys: The Joan Kennedy story, Ordinary Women, and The Girls from Winnetka. Ms. Chellis has been a sensation for readers around the globe, she even had the opportunity to be featured on top hit television shows and radio stations. Ms. Chellis received her master’s degree from Harvard in Education and two Bachelor of Science degrees from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
The author herself was an alcoholic, after her annulment in her late 70’s Marcia and her children relocated from the South Shore of Boston to the same city as Joan Kennedy in which they became lifelong friends. After

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