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"Jam-packed, juicy... a walloping good read."
--"The Washington Post"
"Authoritative.... The ultimate update on the woman the world won't forget."
--"People"
"Insanely readable and improbably profound."
--"Chicago Tribune"
"Brown gives Diana's story new vigor, with... A wickedly canny, celebrity-trained eye for detail."
--"The Boston Globe" --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
--"The Washington Post"
"Authoritative.... The ultimate update on the woman the world won't forget."
--"People"
"Insanely readable and improbably profound."
--"Chicago Tribune"
"Brown gives Diana's story new vigor, with... A wickedly canny, celebrity-trained eye for detail."
--"The Boston Globe" --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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A fascinating new insight into the life of Diana Princess of Wales
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Format:Hardcover
This is a well written and compulsively readable book, which captures the essence of Diana better than any other biography I've read - and I've read many. Most books about Diana seem fall into one of two camps: either they are overly gushing and sympathetic (eg Andrew Morton, Paul Burrell) or they are critical in the extreme (eg Lady Colin Campbell, Patrick Jephson). Tina Brown is neither. She calls Diana out on her untruths (it's highly unlikely that Diana deliberately threw herself down the stairs) but also points out where her paranoia was justified (yes, the Squidgeygate tapes were deliberately released).
There's not a lot of new material here (what was there left to find out?), but it's a very comprehensive look at Diana's life that pulls together all the various things that are known about her in such a way that you feel that you are viewing the truest and most complete picture yet. It also gave me a strong sense of what life behind the Palace walls is actually like and why Diana felt so isolated and uncomfortable there.
Tina Brown is particularly good at getting inside Charles and Diana's heads: explaining Charles's misgivings at the time of the engagement or Diana's thoughts when she agreed to the divorce. At one point she refers to Diana being a tactician rather than a strategist (always going for the short term win rather than thinking of the long game), which I thought was a very astute observation. She discusses the Charles/Diana/Camilla triangle at great length, and ultimately concludes that quite possibly the marriage could have worked had Camilla not been ever-present (Camilla doesn't come across very well at all).
This is a long book which starts a little slowly, but from the time that Diana meets Charles it races along. It's amusing, it's insightful and it leaves you wistful for what could have been.
There's not a lot of new material here (what was there left to find out?), but it's a very comprehensive look at Diana's life that pulls together all the various things that are known about her in such a way that you feel that you are viewing the truest and most complete picture yet. It also gave me a strong sense of what life behind the Palace walls is actually like and why Diana felt so isolated and uncomfortable there.
Tina Brown is particularly good at getting inside Charles and Diana's heads: explaining Charles's misgivings at the time of the engagement or Diana's thoughts when she agreed to the divorce. At one point she refers to Diana being a tactician rather than a strategist (always going for the short term win rather than thinking of the long game), which I thought was a very astute observation. She discusses the Charles/Diana/Camilla triangle at great length, and ultimately concludes that quite possibly the marriage could have worked had Camilla not been ever-present (Camilla doesn't come across very well at all).
This is a long book which starts a little slowly, but from the time that Diana meets Charles it races along. It's amusing, it's insightful and it leaves you wistful for what could have been.
Format:Paperback
Anybody who lived through the years of Diana's "reign", will already be familiar with much that appears in this book. However, Tina Brown puts all events in their historical context and also looks into the dysfunctional backgrounds of both the Spenser and Windsor families so this is an interesting read for both those who are familiar with the story and those who come new to it.
The breathless prose and constant repetition of such words as "palpable" can become irritating but the author writes with an objectivity not often seen in "Diana lit" and the wealth of material means this one book should cover anything you want to know about the People's Princess and her sad, disjointed yet fascinating life.
The breathless prose and constant repetition of such words as "palpable" can become irritating but the author writes with an objectivity not often seen in "Diana lit" and the wealth of material means this one book should cover anything you want to know about the People's Princess and her sad, disjointed yet fascinating life.
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After reading hit and miss reviews on this book I decided to decide for myself! I am now near enough half way through The Diana Chronicles and it was a taugh start. Tina starts the book with the crash in Paris which gets me interested and into the book then she goes off on her times as an editor and blah blah blah. At page 22 things pick up when we learn about Diana's mother... For me the book gets going with the Chapter 4- The Sloane Ranger. From then it's go go go! We learn about 'that night' on the royal train and other interesting facts about the WHOLE royal family that I'd never learnt of! Get the book people... It's a long and very interesting read!!!
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A Viewpoint Expressed !
Factually nothing that other books have not covered but here illustrated in keeping with the style expected from a Magazine Editor; so gossipy, some might say salacious in part... Read more
Published on 30 April 2010 by Diana
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I literally could not put this book down.trashy and a bit gossipy but a great read.
Probably not one for true diana fans as in places it portrays her probably very... Read more
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Published on 25 Oct 2009 by lmb
Insight into Diana's Life
Very informative. Things are revealed here which didn't make the papers, and which the public were totally unaware of, and it give a much clearer and more informative picture into... Read more
Published on 11 Jun 2009 by A. Dawson
An Assemblage of Detail
The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown do not add much to our knowledge of the life and death of Diana, Princess of Wales. Read more
Published on 20 Feb 2008 by Jeane FREER
is it possible to write a brilliant book about diana?
this is not just a good book but a great and intelligent read.i did not think it was possible or necessary to write another diana book but this one goes into social and political... Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2008 by claire odeon hershman
Well-written, fair-minded, intelligent and sane
I'm not a Diana fan, but after reading this gripping book I am no longer her critic. And I take my hat off to Tina Brown for her superbly researched, finely-written, and... Read more
Published on 7 Oct 2007 by Caroline Richmond
Fascinating inside look into the 20th Century's Great Soap Opera
Always was absorbed by the ongoing tragedy of Diana, and alway interested in the Royals, and in British history. Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2007 by gilly8
Oh My God!!! What is this???
Being a fan of Diana for so many years, i read many books including this one... im about to cry for my money. This lady can`t write. Read more
Published on 30 Aug 2007 by Peter Wells
a insightful book
This book is worthy reading. I support the union of Prince Charles and Camilla and I often find Diana unsuitable for the royal family from the beginning. Read more
Published on 18 Aug 2007 by Xiao Jing Guo
Filling in the Gaps
Brilliantly researched and a stunning read, hard to put it down. For me it fills in the gaps and very well put together.
Published on 12 Aug 2007 by Helena Catz
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