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MBS: The Rise to Power of Mohammed bin Salman
By Ben Hubbard. 2020
A gripping, behind-the-scenes portrait of the rise of Saudi Arabia&’s secretive and mercurial new ruler. MBS is the untold story…
of how a mysterious young prince emerged from Saudi Arabia’s sprawling royal family to overhaul the economy and society of the richest country in the Middle East—and gather as much power as possible into his own hands. Since his father, King Salman, ascended to the throne in 2015, Mohammed bin Salman has leveraged his influence to restructure the kingdom’s economy, loosen its strict Islamic social codes, and confront its enemies around the region, especially Iran. That vision won him fans at home and on Wall Street, in Silicon Valley, in Hollywood, and at the White House, where President Trump embraced the prince as a key player in his own vision for the Middle East. But over time, the sheen of the visionary young reformer has become tarnished, leaving many struggling to determine whether MBS is in fact a rising dictator whose inexperience and rash decisions are destabilizing the world’s most volatile region. Based on years of reporting and hundreds of interviews, MBS reveals the machinations behind the kingdom’s catastrophic military intervention in Yemen, the bizarre detention of princes and businessmen in the Riyadh Ritz-Carlton, and the shifting Saudi relationships with Israel and the United States. And finally, it sheds new light on the greatest scandal of the young autocrat’s rise: the brutal killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents in Istanbul, a crime that shook Saudi Arabia’s relationship with Washington and left the world wondering whether MBS could get away with murder. MBS is a riveting, eye-opening account of how the young prince has wielded vast powers to reshape his kingdom and the world around him.Reinas y princesas sufridoras
By Jaime Peñafiel. 2015
Un recorrido por los episodios más delicados de las reinas y princesas del siglo XX y XXI de la mano…
de Jaime Peñafiel, uno de los expertos más reconocidos y polémicos en casas reales. Esta es la historia de unas reinas y unas princesas, guapas, jóvenes, enamoradas y felices el día de su boda, el día que se supone tiene que ser el más dichoso. Salvo la triste y comentadísima excepción de Charlène de Mónaco, todas lucían la mejor de sus sonrisas ante los miles de flashes que inmortalizaban su amor. Pero, para muchas, el camino no había sido nada fácil: atrás quedaban, como en el caso de Beatriz de Holanda o de Victoria de Suecia, la férrea oposición de sus padres y de la sociedad, que no veían con buenos ojos a un «príncipe» con un pasado poco ejemplar. Otras tuvieron que soportar multitud de críticas y comentarios porque no se las consideraba apropiadas -Sonia de Noruega, Grace de Mónaco, Letizia- y algunas han sufrido la humillación de saber que sus consortes compartían lecho con otras mujeres: Diana de Gales, Paola de Bélgica... Y, entre otras, doña Sofía, la principal protagonista de este libro y realísima sufridora esposa, una reina, una profesional, que siempre ha sabido estar en su sitio aunque haya sido a costa de mucho dolor, sufrimiento, silencio y públicos desplantes.Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown
By Anne Glenconner. 2019
An extraordinary memoir of drama, tragedy, and royal secrets by Anne Glenconner--a close member of the royal circle and lady-in-waiting…
to Princess Margaret. As seen on Netflix's The Crown.Anne Glenconner has been at the center of the royal circle from childhood, when she met and befriended the future Queen Elizabeth II and her sister, the Princess Margaret. Though the firstborn child of the 5th Earl of Leicester, who controlled one of the largest estates in England, as a daughter she was deemed "the greatest disappointment" and unable to inherit. Since then she has needed all her resilience to survive court life with her sense of humor intact. A unique witness to landmark moments in royal history, Maid of Honor at Queen Elizabeth's coronation, and a lady in waiting to Princess Margaret until her death in 2002, Anne's life has encompassed extraordinary drama and tragedy. In Lady in Waiting, she will share many intimate royal stories from her time as Princess Margaret's closest confidante as well as her own battle for survival: her broken-off first engagement on the basis of her "mad blood"; her 54-year marriage to the volatile, unfaithful Colin Tennant, Lord Glenconner, who left his fortune to a former servant; the death in adulthood of two of her sons; a third son she nursed back from a six-month coma following a horrific motorcycle accident. Through it all, Anne has carried on, traveling the world with the royal family, including visiting the White House, and developing the Caribbean island of Mustique as a safe harbor for the rich and famous-hosting Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Raquel Welch, and many other politicians, aristocrats, and celebrities. With unprecedented insight into the royal family, Lady in Waiting is a witty, candid, dramatic, at times heart-breaking personal story capturing life in a golden cage for a woman with no inheritance. A New York Times BestsellerDiana: The Secret Years
By Simone Simmons. 1998
Though many have written about Diana, Princess of Wales, few have known Diana as intimately as Simone Simmons, the woman…
who became Diana's close personal friend and confidante following her painful and much-publicized separation and divorce. In 1993, Diana sought seclusion, recovery, and refuge. After meeting Simone at the Hale Clinic where she worked as a healer, Diana invited her to Kensington Palace. Their relationship soon blossomed into a precious friendship, as Diana trusted Simone with her most private thoughts, sharing every detail of her life and loves, her hopes and dreams. This lovingly written book offers a rare glimpse inside the life of the real Diana, revealing casual, contemplative moments, daily routines, and simple pleasures at home; the secret forays she took, often hiding in plain sight in various disguises, to Hampstead Heath and the jazz clubs of Soho; illuminating insight into her sometimes mercurial changes in temperament, stormy friendships, and complex relationship with the press; her deepest feelings about Prince Charles, Camilla Parker-Bowles, the royal family, and her two cherished sons, Princes William and Harry; the shocking truth about Diana's one true love and how losing him led her into the arms of playboy millionaire Dodi Fayed; and the astonishing stages of Diana's healing and personal growth, as she transformed herself from emotionally defeated victim to confident and self-reliant role model for millions of women around the world. A beautiful tribute to the remarkable woman behind the image, here is Diana as we have never seen her before--frank and off-guard, in leggings and plain T-shirts, honest and open and completely at ease. Full of penetrating insight, startling new revelations, and sixteen pages of candid color photographs, Diana: The Secret Years brings the People's Princess vividly to life for the people who love her--and who continue to celebrate her enduring memory and lasting legacy.Doña Sofía: La Reina habla de su vida
By Emilio Oliva, Carmen Enríquez. 2014
Doña Sofía ha contestado sobre su pensamiento vital, sus inquietudes y preocupaciones. La Reina hace de guía del recorrido por…
su vida que realizan los periodistas Carmen Enríquez y Emilio Oliva. Durante dos largas sesiones, celebradas en el Palacio de la Zarzuela, Doña Sofía ha contestado a más de un centenar de preguntas que los autores le han formulado sobre su pasado, su presente y su forma de afrontar el futuro, sobre su pensamiento vital, sus inquietudes y preocupaciones, así como también acerca de sus gustos y aficiones personales. La Reina no ha rechazado ninguna de las cuestiones planteadas por los dos periodistas y ha abordado asuntos de tanta importancia como sus relaciones con la princesa Letizia, la separación de la infanta Elena, su relación con los medios de comunicación, el futuro de la monarquía en España o su postura ante problemas globales como la pobreza o el terrorismo. Los autores, que han seguido a Doña Sofía durante muchos años en el ejercicio de su trabajo como corresponsales ante la Casa Real, han hablado también con una veintena de personas directamente relacionadas con la Reina para completar un elaborado perfil biográfico que nos acerca a la personalidad de quien ha acompañado en todo momento al rey Juan Carlos en una etapa decisiva de la Historia de España.When the King Took Flight
By Timothy Tackett. 2003
On a June night in 1791, King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette fled Paris in disguise, hoping to escape the mounting…
turmoil of the French Revolution. This is the story of events both before and after their departure, eventual arrest and execution, told in a novelistic style.Queen Margaret of Sicily
By Jacqueline Alio. 2016
Margaret of Navarre (1135-1183) stands out as Sicily's greatest medieval queen. As her son's regent for five years, she was…
the most powerful woman in Europe, ruling a multicultural kingdom of Christians, Muslims and Jews. Her life and times make for the compelling story of a wife, sister, mother and leader. Based on original medieval records consulted during research in Italy and Spain, this is the first biography ever written about Queen Margaret. This abridged edition includes the narrative text of the 512-page print edition of 2017 but without the endnotes. Two of the ten appendices, and most of the maps, are included, along with the genealogical tables and an outline of the bibliography. This book is an excellent introduction to a woman about whom virtually nothing was written until recently.Eighteen women. Eighteen stories. Each one unique. Some never told before.They are the semi-forgotten women of European medieval history. This…
is the first compendium of scholarly biographies of the countesses and queens of the Kingdom of Sicily during the Hauteville and Hohenstaufen reigns, based on original research in medieval charters, chronicles and letters, augmented by extensive on-site research at castles, cathedrals and towns across Europe.This abridged edition of the author's Queens of Sicily 1061-1266 brings to the reader the entire narrative text of that 740-page print book published in 2019, with a bibliography, timeline, 26 genealogical tables, 15 maps, several photographs of things like pages from medieval manuscripts and places mentioned in the text, and 5 appendices. It does not include the 700 endnotes. The bibliography lists original (medieval) sources to support the facts presented in the text but not the hundreds of secondary works (such as articles) listed in the print edition.The result of years of research in several countries, Queens of Sicily 1061-1266 was the first collection of biographies of these women ever published in any language in a single publication. Until it arrived in 2019, anybody seeking information about all of these women had to consult various sources.The biographies follow a lengthy introduction and a brief survey of Sicilian history. Each chapter is dedicated to a countess or queen: Judith of Evreux, Eremburga of Mortain, Adelaide del Vasto, Elvira of Castile, Sibylla of Burgundy, Beatrice of Rethel, Margaret of Navarre, Joanna of England, Sibylla of Acerra, Irene of Constantinople, Constance of Sicily, Constance of Aragon, Yolanda of Jerusalem, Isabella of England, Bianca Lancia, Elisabeth of Bavaria, Beatrice of Savoy, Helena of Epirus.This book is about the lives of medieval women, but to place the Kingdom of Sicily, which survived for seven centuries, into a wider historical context an appendix profiles the last queen, Maria Sophia of Bavaria, who lived until 1925, with a previously-unpublished interview of a niece who knew her. Maria Sophia was born into the same dynasty as Elisabeth of Bavaria, who became Queen of Sicily in 1250.Another appendix includes the author's translation (from the original Medieval Sicilian) of the Contrasto of Cielo of Alcamo, the longest poem of the Sicilian School that flourished under Frederick II. It is possible that one or two of these queens heard this poem recited or sung at court. Other appendices focus on the only crown of a Sicilian queen to survive from this era (worn by Constance of Aragon and shown on the book's cover), a gold pendant worn by Queen Margaret given to her by Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, and the ceremonial rite of coronation known to some of these queens.This book is very complete and its publication was long overdue. Some of these women's stories are exciting, even inspiring. They show these countesses and queens as wives, mothers, leaders, soldiers, crusaders and administrators. These women were anything but weak or docile. Judith withstood a winter siege in a makeshift fort and then led a company of knights to occupy a town in the rugged Sicilian mountains. As regent for her young son, Margaret was the most powerful woman in Europe and the Mediterranean, governing a kingdom of some two million subjects while facing the incessant insurrections instigated by unruly barons and conniving clergy. She sometimes jailed enemies without so much as a second thought. Joanna went on crusade with her brother, Richard Lionheart, whose death in France she later avenged by having his killer tortured to death. Constance of Sicily commanded troops in a campaign to take back the crown usurped by a zealous kinsman.Not only is this work highly detailed and useful as a reference, it's very readable, without the verbose academese of many books of this kind (most of its academic jargon was reThe Betrayal of the Duchess: The Scandal That Unmade the Bourbon Monarchy and Made France Modern
By Maurice Samuels. 2020
Fighting to reclaim the French crown for the Bourbons, the duchesse de Berry faces betrayal at the hands of one…
of her closest advisors in this dramatic history of power and revolution. The year was 1832 and the French royal family was in exile, driven out by yet another revolution. From a drafty Scottish castle, the duchesse de Berry -- the mother of the eleven-year-old heir to the throne -- hatched a plot to restore the Bourbon dynasty. For months, she commanded a guerilla army and evaded capture by disguising herself as a man. But soon she was betrayed by her trusted advisor, Simon Deutz, the son of France's Chief Rabbi. The betrayal became a cause célèbre for Bourbon loyalists and ignited a firestorm of hate against France's Jews. By blaming an entire people for the actions of a single man, the duchess's supporters set the terms for the century of antisemitism that followed. Brimming with intrigue and lush detail, The Betrayal of the Duchess is the riveting story of a high-spirited woman, the charming but volatile young man who double-crossed her, and the birth of one of the modern world's most deadly forms of hatred.Henry III: 1207-1258
By David Carpenter. 2007
The first in a ground-breaking two-volume history of Henry III’s rule, from when he first assumed the crown to the…
moment his personal rule ended Nine years of age when he came to the throne in 1216, Henry III had to rule within the limits set by the establishment of Magna Carta and the emergence of parliament. Pacific, conciliatory, and deeply religious, Henry brought many years of peace to England and rebuilt Westminster Abbey in honor of his patron saint, Edward the Confessor. He poured money into embellishing his palaces and creating a magnificent court. Yet this investment in "soft power" did not prevent a great revolution in 1258, led by Simon de Montfort, ending Henry's personal rule. Eminent historian David Carpenter brings to life Henry's character and reign as never before. Using source material of unparalleled richness—material that makes it possible to get closer to Henry than any other medieval monarch—Carpenter stresses the king’s achievements as well as his failures while offering an entirely new perspective on the intimate connections between medieval politics and religion.Rainha Elizabeth Tudor: Edição do estudante — professor
By Laurel A. Rockefeller. 2020
Talvez a Rainha Elizabeth seja a governante mais lendária e celebrada da história inglesa. Mas você a conhece mesmo tão…
bem quanto pensa? Nesta linda biografia narrativa, você vai explorar o caminho de Elizabeth desde “Lady Elizabeth” a “Gloriana” pelas lentes de seu relacionamento com Robert Dudley, um relacionamento muito mais controverso do que a maioria das pessoas acredita. Política e religião se colidem, obrigando Elizabeth a se consolar em sua música, e uma decisão complicada a espera enquanto tramas contra a sua vida ameaçam o trono. Embarque na jornada de Gloriana e descubra um lado de Elizabeth que você nunca soube que existiu. Esta edição do estudante/professor contém perguntas para estudo depois de todos os capítulos, além de um apêndice com seis músicas medievais e elizabetanas, uma linha do tempo detalhada e uma longa lista de sugestão de leituras. Este livro continua em “Maria, a Rainha dos Escoceses”.Royals at War: The Untold Story of Harry and Meghan's Shocking Split with the House of Windsor
By Dylan Howard, Andy Tillett. 2020
Reveals Shocking Revelations about Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and the British Royal Family—and the Divisive Rifts Between Them This explosive…
exposé, Royals at War, takes readers inside a riven Buckingham Palace to provide the definitive account of the unfolding abdication crisis of 2020—dubbed Megxit—during which the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, became royal outcasts. Through revealing interviews with royal family insiders, friends, aides, historians, royal watchers, and others with intimate knowledge of The House of Windsor, this tell-all book looks back at the events, motives and crises which led to Harry (sixth in line to the throne) dramatically abandoning his birthright—in a move not seen for nearly a century, when King Edward VIII also gave up the crown for the woman he loved as Europe teetered on the brink of fascism and war. Like Edward and Wallis Simpson, the catalyst for the scandal here is also an ambitious, controversial American woman. Dylan Howard, bestselling author of Diana: Case Solved and Epstein: Dead Men Tell No Tales, charts how Meghan&’s relationship with Harry was viewed as controversial from the start—and how her brief honeymoon with the British public began to sour shortly after she and Harry announced in November 2018 that they would be leaving Kensington Palace to move to Frogmore Cottage, an hour outside London. As senior royals expressed disapproval, the public at first seemed to enjoy the royal spat, with many still supporting Team Meghan—until it emerged that the bill to renovate Frogmore Cottage to Meghan&’s lavish expectations would be $3 million . . . and be picked up by British taxpayers. Finally, in a move nobody saw coming, Harry announced he was turning his back on the role he had been groomed for since birth—giving up his HRH title, repaying the renovation costs of Frogmore Cottage, abandoning his royal duties, and leaving Britain for good. Buckingham Palace reeled. Howard&’s unique access and insight into this constitutional crisis will not only address the tensions and tantrums behind closed palace doors, but seek to answer the questions many are still asking: Has Prince Harry ever really recovered from the death of his mother Diana—and the resentment he feels against the institution that tried to destroy her?Why did Meghan, once hailed as a breath of fresh air, rile up the monarchy?Why did she refuse to conform to royal conventions in the way that Catherine did before her?Did the public and media criticism of Meghan go too far? And just how valid are the accusations of racism?How did these modern royals treat the tabloids differently to tradition? And did it backfire?What next for Harry and Meghan? And how will they—and the institution they&’ve turned their back on—react to their new lives outside the confines of the Palace and free from the strict codes and conventions that bind all members of the Royal Family? Caught in a trap by virtue of a life entombed in a gilded cage, Royals at War answers these questions and more . . . and reveals how Harry&’s infatuation with Meghan and desire to modernize the monarchy could yet end in disaster for the House of Windsor. Played out against the cataclysm of the British tabloid's laser focus on the duchess&’ every movement—for good or ill—this is the true story of Harry and Meghan&’s split from the Establishment . . . and perhaps just the beginning of a whole new Monarchy, redefined for the modern age.Margarida de Wessex: Edição do estudante-professor (Mulheres Legendárias da História — Livros de Estudo #10)
By Laurel A. Rockefeller. 2020
A história inspiradora de Margarida de Wessex, rainha consorte de Malcolm III Canmore de Alba, ganha vida nessa edição especial…
do estudante-professor —planejada para ser usada em escolas e em casa. Perguntas que induzem a compreensão da leitura, lógica e pensamento crítico se unem ao aprendizado de história para criar uma adição robusta, mas acessível, ou um ponto de referência, para aulas de estudos sociais. Apêndices no fim do livro fornecem informações que são referências-chaves, incluindo uma linha do tempo detalhada cobrindo 3.000 anos de história da Escócia. Unidades de tempo medievais são tanto explicadas nos apêndices quando aplicadas na narrativa. Um material essencial para todos os cursos de estudos sociais. Para idades 12+.Cleópatra VII: Edição do estudante – professor
By Laurel A. Rockefeller. 2020
A verdadeira e emocionante história da rainha mais famosa do Egito! Agora na versão estudante – professor para estudos fundamentais…
sociais e aulas em casa! Cleópatra Tea Filópator se recusava a fazer o que lhe era ordenado. Em uma período em que o patriarcado negava cidadania completa até mesmo às mulheres da elite romana, Cleópatra governou seu Egito determinada a mantê-lo independente e livre do controle romano — independentemente do preço. Demonizada como uma simples sedutora por Caio Júlio César Otaviano (o futuro César Augusto) e seus aliados políticos, Cleópatra VII provou ser igual aos três homens mais poderosos do mundo romano: Caio Júlio César, Marco Antônio e Otaviano César. Inclui uma linha do tempo detalhada, uma lista de leituras sugeridas/bibliografia e um easter egg especial para os fãs de ficção científica.Elisabetta I Tudor: Edizione per studenti e insegnanti (Libri di testo Le leggendarie donne della storia mondiale #4)
By Laurel A. Rockefeller. 2020
La regina Elisabetta I è forse la sovrana più celebre e leggendaria della storia inglese. La conoscete davvero bene come…
credete? In questa biografia narrata scoprirete il passaggio da “Lady Elisabetta” a “Gloriana” attraverso il suo tumultuoso rapporto con Robert Dudley. Quando politica e religione si scontrano, Elisabetta si rifugia nella musica; decisioni importanti la aspettano mentre i complotti contro la sua vita minacciano il suo trono. Nel percorso verso Gloriana scoprirete un lato inedito di Elisabetta. L’edizione per studenti e insegnanti include domande alla fine di ogni capitolo, così come appendici contenenti sei canti medievali ed elisabettiani, una cronologia dettagliata e letture consigliate. Questo libro è il proseguimento di "Maria Stuarda, regina di Scozia".Uncrowned Queen: The Life of Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudors
By Nicola Tallis. 2020
An "impeccably researched and beautifully written" biography of Lady Margaret Beaufort, matriarch of the Tudor dynasty (Tracy Borman, author of…
The Private Lives of the Tudors and Elizabeth's Women). In 1485, Henry VII became the first Tudor king of England. His victory owed much to his mother, Lady Margaret Beaufort. Over decades and across countries, Margaret had schemed to install her son on the throne and end the War of the Roses. Margaret's extraordinarily close relationship with Henry, coupled with her role in political and ceremonial affairs, ensured that she was treated -- and behaved -- as a queen in all but name. Against a lavish backdrop of pageantry and ambition, court intrigue and war, historian Nicola Tallis illuminates how a dynamic, brilliant woman orchestrated the rise of the Tudors.Meghan and Harry: The Real Story
By Lady Colin Cambell. 2020
This blockbuster narrative provides the first behind-the-scenes, authoritative account of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex&’s marriage, by the New York Times bestselling author…
of Diana in Private.The fall from popular grace of Prince Harry, the previously adulated brother of the heir to the British throne, as a consequence of his marriage to the beautiful and dynamic Hollywood actress and "Suits star" Meghan Markle, makes for fascinating reading in this groundbreaking book from Lady Colin Campbell, who is the New York Times bestselling biographer of books on Princess Diana, the Queen Mother, and Queen Elizabeth&’s marriage. With a unique breadth of insight, Lady Colin Campbell goes behind the scenes, speaking to friends, relations, courtiers, and colleagues on both sides of the Atlantic to reveal the most unexpected royal story since King Edward VIII's abdication. She highlights the dilemmas involved and the issues that lurk beneath the surface, revealing why the couple decided to step down as senior royals. She analyses the implications of the actions of a young and ambitious Duke and Duchess of Sussex, in love with each other and with the empowering lure of fame and fortune, and leads the reader through the maze of contradictions Meghan and Harry have created—while also evoking the Californian culture that has influenced the couple's conduct. Meghan and Harry: The Real Story exposes how the royal couple tried and failed to change the royal system—by adapting it to their own needs and ambitions—and, upon failing, how they decided to create a new system—and life—for themselves.Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family
By Omid Scobie, Carolyn Durand. 2020
The first, epic and true story of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s life together, finally revealing why they chose…
to pursue a more independent path and the reasons behind their unprecedented decision to step away from their royal lives, from two top royal reporters who have been behind the scenes since the couple first met. Finding Freedom is complete with full color photographs from Harry and Meghan’s courtship, wedding, Archie’s milestones, and many more unforgettable moments. When news of the budding romance between a beloved English prince and an American actress broke, it captured the world’s attention and sparked an international media frenzy. But while the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have continued to make headlines—from their engagement, wedding, and birth of their son Archie to their unprecedented decision to step back from their royal lives—few know the true story of Harry and Meghan. For the very first time, Finding Freedom goes beyond the headlines to reveal unknown details of Harry and Meghan’s life together, dispelling the many rumors and misconceptions that plague the couple on both sides of the pond. As members of the select group of reporters that cover the British Royal Family and their engagements, Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand have witnessed the young couple’s lives as few outsiders can. With unique access and written with the participation of those closest to the couple, Finding Freedom is an honest, up-close, and disarming portrait of a confident, influential, and forward-thinking couple who are unafraid to break with tradition, determined to create a new path away from the spotlight, and dedicated to building a humanitarian legacy that will make a profound difference in the world. A New York Times BestsellerDiana in Search of Herself: Portrait of a Troubled Princess
By Sally Bedell Smith. 1999
Diana in Search of Herself is the first authoritative biography of one of the most fabled women of the century.…
Even those who knew Princess Diana will be surprised by author Sally Bedell Smith's insightful and haunting portrait of Diana's inner life.For all that has been written about Diana--the books, the commemorative magazines, the thousands of newspaper articles--we have lacked a sophisticated understanding of the woman, her motivations, and her extreme needs. Most books have been exercises in hagiography or character assassination, sometimes both in the same volume. Sally Bedell Smith, the acclaimed biographer, former New York Times reporter, and Vanity Fair contributing editor, has written the first truly balanced and nuanced portrait of the Princess of Wales, in all her emotional complexity.Drawing on scores of interviews with friends and associates who had not previously talked about Diana, Ms. Smith explores the events and relationships that shaped the Princess, the flashpoints that sent her careening through life, her deep feelings of unworthiness, her view of men, and her perpetual journey toward a better sense of self. By making connections not previously explored, this book allows readers to see Diana as she really was, from her birth to her tragic death.Original in its reporting and surprising in its conclusions about the severity of Diana's mental-health problems, Diana in Search of Herself is the smartest and most substantive biography ever written about this mesmerizing woman.NOTE: This edition does not include photographs.