Rating: Summary: Andrew Morton's Version... or rather, Diana's Review: With a lot of info and some edting assistance from Princess Diana, Andrew Morton wrote a book that rocked the monarchy. In this book Morton makes Di out to be the poor little princess and Charles is the big bad villian. I never took much of an interest in Diana's life until the horrible car crash and her tragic death. My mother owns a copy of the (this) infamous Morton book, and the pictures are interesting, so I decided to give it a read. This is not a happy book, especially while covering the years of her marriage to Charles. Prince Charles is no saint, but he gets an unfair rap in this book; he's actually a good person with many admirable qualities, and flaws like all of us. Anyway, this book is the portrait of a suicidal bolemic woman married to a physically and emotionally absent man who doesn't give her the love she so desperately craves because his heart belongs to another woman. Poor Di. And did she have to die? David Rehak author of "A Young Girl's Crimes"
Rating: Summary: Diana Her True Story Review: This book was an astonishing biography about Princess Diana. It gave you insight into the life that she led both privately and in the public eye. The Princess of Wales had a good heart, even from the time she was young. She enjoyed being with people and helping those in need. Diana was also a very generous person and she liked to have fun and laugh. She seemed happy, but underneath she was suffering from depression. I was shocked at what I learned while reading the book. Whenever I pictured The Princess of Wales,I always thought of her smile, but she was really hurting inside. It all started from the disappointment that her parents expressed when she wasn't born a boy, to her bulimia nervosa, and her numerous suicide attempts. Not to mention, she was constantly being criticized by her own husband, family, and the media. I can't imagine being put in the position she was without any words of encouragement or guidance. The author did an excellent job giving examples and supporting his stories with quotes from friends, family, and the Princess herself. His style of writing gave you a greater understanding of what she was going through with very detailed stories and descriptions. There were also pictures throughout the book showing the Princess with her children and doing the things she loved. If you are at all interested in learning about the life of Princess Diana, this book is well worth reading, though at times it can be difficult to follow. It gives you a greater comprehension of her life as well as greater respect for her as a person.
Rating: Summary: This IS Diana's Book Review: This book is probably the foremost and authoritative book on who the real and true Diana, Princess of Wales was. Just as Candle in the Wind is her song, this IS Diana's book. I give this book 5 stars because this is historically accurate biographical information told by the woman that was behind it from the beginning, Diana. This is a classic biography.
Rating: Summary: NO PREDICTIONS OF IMPENDING DEATH HERE Review: Now that she is gone and the word is out that Diana did cooperate with the telling of this story the book is all the more interesting. Having never read a book about Diana, I found this to be very informative and tragic. Diana appears to have been a very misunderstood and lonely person, caught up in circumstances she had no control over. You just want to reach into her life and comfort her. Prince Charles was clearly the villain in the relationship as much of his behavior has been confirmed in the media since her death. His refusal to discontinue his relationship with Camilla Parker-Bowles speaks for itself. How anyone could pick CPB over Diana in unfathomable. What was never addressed was what Andrew Parker-Bowles thought about the relationship between his wife and Prince Charles. Both Camilla and Charles denied there was a relationship. What a crock. The book provides a great back-story to Princess Diana's untimely death. But there is no prediction about an impending car accident as Diana's Butler Paul Burrell now claims. However she did make a haunting prediction in 1992 on page 220 that did come true, "I am performing a duty as the Princess of Wales ... but I don't see it any longer than 15 years." A good introduction to someone who knows nothing about Diana.
Rating: Summary: Intriging Review: Since the death of this incredible princess and mother, people have been either harping on her memory or exalting her to the pedistal of a goddess. I think that she would have been happiest knowing that others remembered her by continuing her work. Not by giving money to charity, although that is kind, but by loving others in need of love and helping those who are lonely. Diana cannot write her own biography now, but this book is, as it says, the closest thing we will get to her own autobiography. In the book it tells the story of how Diana grew up, became a troubled princess, and a happy mother. It speaks of her eating dissorder and how she over came it and changed her life by finding meaning in service. It also has been added onto in the end to tell about the last years of her life, her divorce, her death. It contains a special section that show Diana's words for the original story and contains pictures. Altogether it is and amazing book and most likely all true.
Rating: Summary: Diana, the "People's Princess Review: I enjoyed reading this book, and found it to be fascinating. However, I have since read "A Royal Duty" by Paul Burrell. Some of the statments made in these two books are conflicting. In "Diana, Her True Story", it is made to sound like Princess Diane was always at odds with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip. In "A Royal Duty", Paul Burrell tells a different story. He maintains Diana had a loving and close relationship with the Queen and Prince Phillip right up until the time she died. It is a very interesting book, but after reading almost everything written about Princess Diana, there are so many different views and stories, it is hard to know which to believe.
Rating: Summary: The book that ended it all Review: This was the book that put the nail in the coffin of the Waleses marriage in 1992. Charles and Diana tried to make a P.R. show of togetherness on an overseas trip shortly after the book's publication and failed miserably. In December of that year, now-former P.M. John Major announced their separation in the House of Commons. This is an interesting read on the life of Diana, Princess of Wales, and about as close as anyone ever got to writing an authorized biography of her life. Only a few years after her death was it revealed that Diana, indeed, made audiotape interviews of herself spilling the Windsor's secrets and passed them to Morton through a third party (so he could never say he interviewed her). The pictures are very interesting and the information on the state of Charles's and Diana's marriage were indeed juicy. A great read.
Rating: Summary: The Book that Ended the Royal Fairytale! Review: This book contains royal revelations... -Diana's troubled childhood -Charles and Camilla -Diana's eating disorder -Charles' and Diana's turbulent marriage -Diana's relationship with HM the Queen and the Royal Family -the future of the House of Windsor
Rating: Summary: England's Rose Review: The book, Diana her true story was an excellent portrayal of the beloved DI. This biography gave me much information on DI's life starting from her childhood and ending with her adulthood. The book even had Diana's own words published in it so you know what was printed is true. If you love Diana or just want to find out my about her, I highly recomend this book!
Rating: Summary: Diana Her True Story in Her Own Words Review: this book was awesome. I never knew who Diana was untill she died, but now I love her. I found our by reading this book that I am very much like her when she was young. It's a good book for a Diana fan. It's wonderful how it was her talking in the begining and then it began her story. I would definitly read this again. Wonderful.
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