Diana, William, and Harry

Title:

Author:

Patterson, James, 1947- author.

ISBN:

9780759554221

Personal Author:

Patterson, James, 1947- author.

Edition:

First edition.

Publication Information:

New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2022.

Physical Description:

v, 441 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm

Contents:

Lady Diana -- Charles and Di -- Mummy -- Princess of Wales -- The People's Princess -- The Heir and the Spare -- Cadets Wales -- Officers and Gentlemen -- The Cambridges and the Sussexes.

Abstract:

At age thirteen, she became Lady Diana Spencer. At twenty, Princess of Wales. At twenty-one, she earned her most important title: Mother. As she fell in love, first with Prince Charles and then with her sons, William and Harry, the world fell in love with the young royal family, Diana most of all. With one son destined to be King of England, and one to find his own way, she taught them dual lessons about real life and royal tradition. "William and Harry will be properly prepared," Diana once promised. "I am making sure of this." Even after the shield of her love is tragically torn away, she remains their greatest protector, and the world's enduring inspiration

Personal Subject:

Diana, Princess of Wales, 1961-1997.

William, Prince of Wales, 1982-

Harry, Prince, Duke of Sussex, 1984-

Subject Term:

Princesses -- Great Britain -- Biography.

Princes -- Great Britain -- Biography.

Mothers and sons -- Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Added Author:

Mooney, Chris,

Document ID:

SD_ILS:2396151

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Summary

Instant New York Times Bestseller!

"She was the best mother in the world," said Princes William and Harry at Diana's 10-year memorial. "Entertaining and persuasive," ( Publishers Weekly ) this is the first big book about the private Diana, the mother of two princes.

"Royal fans will devour this well-paced biography that gives new insight into the House of Windsor. You'll tear through it by sundown and walk away thinking about the Princess of Wales and her two sons with new perspective ." - Men's Journal

From the moments William and Harry are born into the House of Windsor, they become their young mother's whole world.

I've got two very healthy, strong boys. I realize how incredibly lucky I am , Diana reminds herself every morning. But even the Princess of Wales questions, Am I a good mother?

Diana's faced with a seemingly impossible challenge: one son destined to be King of England and another determined to find his own way. She teaches them to honor royal tradition, even while daring to break it.

"Sometimes I'd like a time machine..." Diana says as William and Harry grow up, never imagining they'd have less than a lifetime together. Even after she's gone, her sons follow their mother's lead--and her heart. As the years pass and William and Harry grow into adulthood and form families of their own, they carry on Diana's name, her likeness, and her incomparable spirit.

"James Patterson applies his writerly skills to real-life history with novelistic style" ( People ) in this deeply personal and revealing biography of the world's most storied family, from the world's #1 bestselling author.

Author Notes

James Patterson was born in Newburgh, New York, on March 22, 1947. He graduated from Manhattan College in 1969 and received a M. A. from Vanderbilt University in 1970. His first novel, The Thomas Berryman Number, was written while he was working in a mental institution and was rejected by 26 publishers before being published and winning the Edgar Award for Best First Mystery.

He is best known as the creator of Alex Cross, the police psychologist hero of such novels as Along Came a Spider and Kiss the Girls. Cross has been portrayed on the silver screen by Morgan Freeman. He has had eleven on his books made into movies and ranks as number 3 on the Hollywood Reporter's '25 Most Powerful Authors' 2016 list. He also writes the Women's Murder Club series, the Michael Bennett series, the Maximum Ride series, Daniel X series, the Witch and Wizard series, BookShots series, Private series, NYPD Red series, and the Middle School series for children. He has won numerous awards including the BCA Mystery Guild's Thriller of the Year, the International Thriller of the Year award, and the Reader's Digest Reader's Choice Award.

James Patterson introduced the Bookshots Series in 2016 which is advertised as All Thriller No Filler. The first book in the series, Cross Kill, made the New York Times Bestseller list in June 2016. The third and fourth books, The Trial, and Little Black Dress, made the New York Times Bestseller list in July 2016. The next books in the series include, $10,000,000 Marriage Proposal, French Kiss, Hidden: A Mitchum Story (co-authored with James O. Born). and The House Husband (co-authored Duane Swierczynski).

Patterson's novel, co-authored with Maxine Paetro, Woman of God, became a New York Times bestseller in 2016.

Patterson co-authored with John Connoly and Tim Malloy the true crime expose Filthy Rich about billionaire convicted sex offender Jeffrey Eppstein.

In January 2017, he co-authored with Ashwin Sanghi the bestseller Private Delhi. And in August 2017, he co-authored with Richard Dilallo, The Store.

The Black Book is a stand-alone thriller, co-authored by James Patterson and David Ellis.

In April 2018, he co-authored Texas Ranger with Andrew Bourelle.

In May 2018, he co-authored Private Princess with Rees Jones.

In August 2018 he co-authored Fifty Fifty with Candice Fox.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (4)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Patterson (James Patterson by James Patterson) and thriller author Mooney (Remembering Sarah) mix biography and imagined dialogue in this intimate portrait of Princess Diana and her sons, William and Harry. Opening with the 1978 wedding of Diana's sister to Queen Elizabeth's assistant private secretary, the authors use cinematic vignettes to recount how Prince Charles, age 32, was coerced by his father to marry 20-year-old Diana Spencer, who quickly gave birth to two sons: "the heir and the spare." William, the eldest, she nicknamed "Drop Dead Gorgeous"; his younger brother was called "Good King" Harry. After uncovering evidence of Charles's ongoing relationship with Camilla Parker-Bowles, Diana turned her energy to AIDS awareness, antifur activism, and other causes, as well as to a string of suitors. William is portrayed by the authors as somewhat of a bully in his formative years, though loving and protective of his younger brother, while Harry is described as more like his mother, shy and disinterested in academics as a boy but passionate about the military. Full of intriguing anecdotes (Diana insisting on ironing her bodyguards' shirts; Charles and Camilla "locked in intimate conversation" at a party) and sharp character observations, this is an entertaining and persuasive study of the royal family. (Aug.)

Kirkus Review

The Patterson juggernaut continues to expand into the nonfiction world with this account of the royal family. Given that bookshelves are full of stories about the House of Windsor, is there anything more to be said about the shattered family of Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997)? Patterson thinks yes--and proves it--in this narrative about the lives of Diana, William, and Harry. Numerous authors have written about Diana the victim, Diana the fashion icon, and Diana the "people's princess," but Patterson explores an aspect of the late Lady Di that offers more fertile ground for investigation: Diana the mother. Starting from a young age, Diana Frances Spencer displayed an uncanny ability to put people at ease, and her clear love of children set the stage for her most important role, that of "Mummy." Amid all the recent Diana content, from Netflix shows to films, Patterson does something different. He treats the princess as a person and tells the story of a mother from her perspective. In fascinating morsels, we learn of the empathetic heart underneath the diamond brooches and couture gowns. Diana struggled with issues many face--including mental health, frosty in-laws, and a doomed marriage--and Patterson treats his subject with compassion and an admiring acknowledgement of Diana's rebellious side. However, the book loses momentum after Diana's death. We see how sons William and Harry assumed their roles in the royal family without their mother's guidance. By this point, Diana's impressive humanitarian efforts give way to her sons' social lives and military careers. In spite of efforts to keep Diana top of mind, the narrative becomes less vibrant once Diana is no longer in it. As the sons drift apart, the book leaves us with the heartbreaking question of what might have been. A good choice for readers who can't get enough of Diana. Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Booklist Review

Unfolding like fiction and relying on quotes from its principal characters, this narrative version of the lives of Diana, Princess of Wales and her two sons, William and Harry, comes out just in time to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of Diana's death. The mother-and-sons biography begins when Diana is a young teenager and continues through early 2022. Brief chapters (124 of them) generally reprise milestones in the characters' personal lives. The present tense text, including imagined dialogue and inner thoughts, may lend immediacy to stories that royal watchers will already be familiar with (and for further reading they can consult the almost 50 pages of notes). With a respectful, empathetic tone, the book doesn't offer much commentary nor a whole lot of new material. Occasional flip-flopping between present and past tense and a few abrupt interruptions when new chapters take off in different directions can cause some confusion, but none of these details will matter to Diana devotees and Patterson's hordes of fans. The review copy did not include an author's note or any insights into why Patterson and coauthor Mooney decided to pursue this topic, but there's bound to be significant publicity and reader curiosity.

Library Journal Review

Blockbuster thriller author Patterson and Edgar finalist Mooney join forces to tell a different kind of story: that of Princess Diana and her commitment to raising her sons William and Harry. With a 300,000-copy first printing.