Athina Onassis In the Eye of the Storm

by Alexis Mantheakis

Alexis Mantheakis, for several years a close friend and spokesman of Athina Onassis’ family, takes the reader into the private world of the heiress. The reader will accompany the author and Athina to Scorpios, her private island, learn about a mystery woman and the bitter divorce action Athina has brought to end her 11 year marriage to Olympian show jumper Doda de Miranda Neto. You will also read about the father/daughter feud and what really went on and meet her Brazilian husband. Eccentric admirers, court cases, a controversial Brazilian wedding, the Onassis Triangle Curse, the secret of a 12 year-old kidnapped Onassis girl, a hilarious incident with Aristotle Onassis in London's Claridge's Hotel bar, his pranks with a Russian prince who later rose to prominence in the Soviet Politburo, Doda's companion Cibele Dorsa's accusatory suicide letter, the writer's role in the battle for the Onassis billions and Athina's it is all here for the first time, and much more.

Genres: Biography

436 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Barbara Mahoney · Rating 3 out of 5]

I grew up hearing about Aristotle Onassis and his daughter Christina. This book is about Athina, Christina's daughter - the only living heir to Aristotle Onassis & Christina.

The author, Alexis Mantheakis was the press spokesperson and an advisor to the Onassis family. He provides an inside look at the family.

Christina died when Athina was only 3 years old. Athina inherited a fortune from Christina once she turned 18. The book is about all the different players jockeying for control of her money. One might think that inheriting a lot of money would make life a breeze. It seems in Athina's case it made life very challenging for her and it was difficult to determine who to trust.

I read the book on my kindle and there were some typos and grammatical errors. I believe the book needs some editing.

I hope that Athina has found peace and happiness in her life. I hope she has found a husband who loves and cares for her. She deserves it after all she has lived through.

[Lynda Kelly · Rating 1 out of 5]

As far as I could make out this was written by an ex-employee with a grudge. It seems there are a lot of snide remarks or criticisms couched as comparisons which didn't impress me in the least and I packed it in at 11% in. He also assumes we all know everything there is to know about Athina-like referring to Sandrine-I'd no idea who she was !!
I expected a book about Athina's life but this kicks off with Athina at 19 and with what she was doing then and right away refers to her husband.
He mentions all he's done for the family at every turn which I found pretty tiresome and it comes across as a massive dose of sour grapes to me and I wasn't the least bit interested. That wasn't the book I planned on reading when I downloaded it.

[Benjamin Gaw · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book could use a good editor to sort through the timeline as it was haphazardly written. It would talk about the past, jump to the present, go back to sometime recent, then back again to the beginning and this occurs several times throughout . . . however, it was interesting to read as it was written by somebody who had insider knowledge on what was truly going on during the clash between Thierry Roussel (Athina's father) and the greek administrators of the Onassis foundation.

[Mrs Billy Baker · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sad Story

I purchased this book because I often think of the lives people live as the jet set elite. I expected to read about luxury, travel, exotic settings and such. Instead I found a very sad story about one battle after another all centered around money, lies and corruption.

[Roselyn Deere · Rating 3 out of 5]

In the Eye of the Storm is not a biography but an insider's account into the Onassis family. It is an amusing read at times and often tragic. Certainly worth some time.

[Cilka Demsar · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read the book on my Kindle when I was on holiday in Greece - it was Ok but too much repetition and jumping from one topic to another.