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Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter by Kate Clifford Larson details Rosemary Kennedy's life as the intellectually disabled daughter of Joseph P. Kennedy and sister of John F. Kennedy. Isolated in her youth, she underwent a failed prefrontal lobotomy at twenty-three, arranged by her father, leaving her permanently incapacitated. The book explores her struggle, the family's concealment of her condition, and the lasting impact on her siblings. The narrative contains sensitive topics such as medical procedures and institutionalization.