- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Carlton Books (1 May 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0233999566
- ISBN-13: 978-0233999562
- Product Dimensions: 2.3 x 1.4 x 0.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 268,677 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The content of this book is so controversial that that ITV nearly decided not to show the documentary. Diana - Her Last Love is the untold, controversial story of her relationship with Pakistani heart surgeon Hasnat Khan. It reveals how they met at a London hospital and how, for the last two years of Diana's life they managed to keep their affair largely secret. Khan unlike anyone else the Princess had ever met, and his desire to alleviate suffering, created a deep bond between them. In the words of Diana's confidant, Imran Khan, he was 'the man' and she wanted to spend the rest of her life with him. Putting the story in context with the rest of Diana's life, author Kate Snell shows how the Princess's fascination with Islam can be dated back to 1990 and how she would have converted if she could win the heart of Hasnat. She also pieces together the evidence to argue that, when Hasnat finally broke off their relationship, Diana planned several strategies to win him back. The book reveals how Imran Khan agreed to try to persuade Hasnat to think again and, more daringly, how she decided to use the media and Dodi Fayed to make the doctor jealous. Using powerful fresh testimony from some of her closest friends, Diana - Her Last Love gives a unique insight into Diana's world and a new interpretation of events central to the last years of her life.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
At first I was dubious about reading this book, suspecting it to be yet another text riding on the waves of media sensationalism for profit. I was pleasantly surprised.
This is no gossip plug. Rather it is a somewhat unforeseen account of Diana's life, written with due sensitivity and respect. Using some of her closest confidents, this book exposes a very different image of Diana to the one many of us have gained from media representation, particularly in accounts leading up to her death. It not only highlights the context behind some of the much publicised pain that Diana experienced in her life, but also shows how, despite all, this woman was able to maintain some strengths. What a terrible shame that, being happy with the man she loved was made so difficult by her fame, and as things could have become easier she had to meet such an untimely end.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Most of the Diana books I have read have been complimentary on Diana to the point where they reveal nothing but the authors admiration of her. Kate Snell seems to have approached Diana from a perspective of being totally honest and, therefore, revealing the human aspects of Diana without her own personal opinions clouding the facts. In places this book is so honest about the human side of Diana that it reveals her behaviour which could at times be cruel, selfish and calculating. In contrast, I found the Paul Burrell book quite cloying, clouded, one-sided and it revealed very little! The story of Diana and Hasnat is probably one of the greatest love tragedies of all time, but little was known of it until now. Dodi has been given far too much credit as being her 'last love' and this book totally blows that claim out of the water. Until now, nobody probably realised that Hasnat was such an important figure in Diana's life, mostly due to the fact that he is a private man who has courted no publicity whatsoever since her death. One thing this book does make you think is that Hasnat, wherever he is now, has probably had to live with a massive burden of guilt since Diana's death. It seems 100% certain that, had Hasnat not ended the relationship, Diana would never have been in Paris with Dodi that night.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book has given me the greatest insight into Diana as a person. I feel I have been told the truth about one chapter of her life. Kate Snell's journalistic perception of what the reader would find compelling is outstanding. Many people have commented "have we not heard enough about Diana?" or "do we not know everything there is to know about her?" This book defies both arguments. If more publications like the standard of this one emerge then people will be given an accurate insight into Diana's private persona. I agree with the author that Diana was only beginning to embark on the most positive stage of her life. This book has brought to history the core essence of her learning curve, on how to truly give and receive, the love she always sought.
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excellent read
I enjoyed this book very much. I have always been fascinated by Diana so I suppose this helps. I found it hard to put the book down and thoroughly enjoyed reading it. Read more
Published 11 months ago by popcorn
True Love Story
I really enjoyed this book and learnt about the real Diana and how she felt about the Doctor Hasnat Khan. Read more
Published 12 months ago by L. Williams
An Opinion Expressed !
While I have no doubt at all that Diana and Hasnat loved eachother, as for he being her last love I question ? Read more
Published on 6 Mar 2010 by Diana
Excellent book
Before I go on and express my feelings towards the book, I would like to bring to the previous reviewer's attention that Imran Khan is not Indian, but Pakistani. Read more
Published on 20 Oct 2000
The most sensitively written book so far about Diana
This is the most sensitively written book so far about Princess Diana, showing her as a complete and whole person seen through the eyes of her different friends. Read more
Published on 8 Aug 2000
fantastic
A different take on the woman we all thought we knew so well. What impressed me most was the number of close friends and confidantes who helped the author write this book. Read more
Published on 1 Aug 2000 by "kazza51"
Compulsive reading
The book tells the story of Diana's relationship with the heart surgeon, Hasnat Khan, which to my knowledge has not been explored in any other publication. Read more
Published on 31 July 2000
Sensational, Authoritative, Fascinating, Good read.
First, not so much MY review, but what the rest of the world is already saying about the book: 'Sensational' ...'authoritative' ... 'definitive' ... Read more
Published on 4 July 2000
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