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Diana

Diana Hardcover - 2006

by Bradford, Sarah

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From The New York Times bestselling author of America's Queen the definitive biography of Diana, Princess of Wales

Diana, Princess of Wales, is nothing less than an icon, remembered in death as vividly as she appeared in life. Yet throughout her brief life, Diana was plagued by rumor, innuendo, and scandal. With exclusive access to those closest to Diana, Sarah Bradford now casts aside the gossip and lies and takes us to the very heart of the royal family to separate the myth from the truth of the Diana years.

Diana follows the old-fashioned courtship that saw her captivate the Prince of Wales; the transformation of an unworldly teenager into an emotionally demanding, but adoring, wife and mother; the damage caused by the ever-present specter of Camilla Parker Bowles; and the eventual collapse of a doomed marriage once hailed as the ultimate fairy tale. Bradford examines Diana's lovers and her relationships with her staff, friends, and family, as well as her children, husband, and the royal family. She also charts Diana's profound commitment to her charities and her rare connection to and empathy with all those she met; the struggle to find an identity after the separation from Charles; and the final, complicated year as a single woman.

With the authority missing from all previous accounts, as well as remarkable new sources and firsthand accounts, acclaimed royal biographer Sarah Bradford delivers a complex and explosive study of one of the most popular figures of the twentieth century.

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Viking / Penguin Group, 2006. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dj has very light edgewear. Light wear.
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  • Title Diana
  • Author Bradford, Sarah
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 443
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Viking / Penguin Group, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 2006
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 19223
  • ISBN 9780670038077 / 0670038075
  • Weight 1.65 lbs (0.75 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.34 x 6.34 x 1.47 in (23.72 x 16.10 x 3.73 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006287163
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

Summary

Glamour. Duty. Tragedy: The Woman Behind the Princess. Sarah Bradford delivers an authoritative and explosive study of the greatest icon of the twentieth century: Diana.After more than a decade interviewing those closest to the Princess and her select circle, Sarah Bradford exposes the real Diana: the blighted childhood, the old-fashioned courtship which saw her capture the Prince of Wales, the damage caused by the spectre of Camilla Parker Bowles, through to the collapse of the royal marriage and Diana's final and complicated year as single woman.Diana paints an honest portrait of a woman riddled with contradictions and whose vulnerability and unique empathy with the suffering made her one of the most extraordinary figures of the modern age.

First line

Diana Spencer was born to the sound of applause.

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About the author

Sarah Bradford is a historian and biographer. Her previous books include "Cesare Borgia," "Disraeli," "Princess Grace," "George VI," "Splendours and Miseries: A Life of SacheverellSitwell," "Elizabeth" "A Biography of Her Majesty the Queen," "America s Queen: The Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis," and "Lucrezia Borgia.""