Diana, William, and Harry
The Heartbreaking Story of a Princess and Mother
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The Heartbreaking Story of a Princess and Mother
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James Patterson tells the most heartbreaking story of our time, as only he can--Diana's life as a princess and a mother--timed to the twenty-fifth anniversary of her death. At age thirteen, she became Lady Diana Spencer. At twenty, Princess of Wales. At twenty-one, she earned her most important title: Mother. As she fell in love, first with Prince Charles and then with her sons, William and Harry, the world fell in love with the young royal family--Diana most of all. With one son destined to be King of England, and one to find his own way, she taught them dual lessons about real life and royal tradition. "William and Harry will be properly prepared," Diana once promised. "I am making sure of this." Even after the shield of her love is tragically torn away, she remains their greatest protector--and the world's enduring inspiration.
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This book commands a response rather than a review. As a newcomer to the appreciation of the monarchy, I tread lightly as I cannot imagine the experiences recorded in the pages of this book. Some I knew, many I didn't. The reader's companion that stayed with me throughout the nearly 400 pages was the overwhelming sense of the vast difference between perception and reality and how often one is mistaken for the other. And the resulting fallout. I suppose in one sense as with any public role one puts oneself out there for the private sector to judge. But the readiness of people to judge without charity as the first response is difficult to read about page after page. There was much of that in the life of Diana and ultimately in the lives of her sons as we're all aware these days. This is a heartbreaking book to read. That said, I did sense a particular personal appreciation of Diana by Patterson and Mooney. Without that, I don't think I could have finished this book.
Excellent choice if you are looking for a book to read while your husband undergoes, and recovers from, heart bypass surgery: shallow, mediocre writing, and we already know the story from decades of media coverage. If you're looking for a book that doesn't require any concentration and fades from memory upon completion, this one will hit the spot.
