The Real Diana

by Lady Colin Campbell

Book Overview

A candid look at the complicated, conflicted, and intriguing Princess of Wales provides a detailed account of many of the more controversial aspects of Diana's life. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312969430
• ISBN13: 9780312969431
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

How refreshing....

to actually read a full story of Diana's life, rather than the glossy image we've all been fed for years. Very interesting book.

Trash, trash, trash...but I LOVE it!!

If you're looking for sleezy un-substantiated gossip, this book is for you. Camilla stories, Dodi abusing cocaine, was Diana pregnant, engaged or murdered, etc... I don't know why, but I get the feeling "Lady" Colin Campbell is really a man.

This book is a balanced look at the life of a complex woman

It is very refreshing to read something about Diana that does not describe her as saintly or infallible. She was human, and Lady Campbell is not afraid to describe her as such. I found this to be a fascinating, insightful look into the life of one of the most interesting people of our time.

Colin does it again

I am not really certain why I wasted my money on this third edition on the so-called "Lady" Colin's book. The mean-spiritedness that was present in her first two books comes across again. Her credintials as an intimate into the Wales circle of friends is suspect, to say the least. Her so-called facts have very little to back them up other than the spite that seems to be her underlying theme. If you are anti-Di and pro-Charles, you'll enjoy it. Otherwise, don't waste your money as I did.

'The Real Diana" is the best book on Diana ever published.

Among the countless books published about Diana (and I've read most of them!) this one is truly outstanding. With her insight into the British class system, and her well-placed sources, Lady Colin Campbell has written the most authoritative biography ever published. All the pieces of Diana's multi-faceted personality are explored, revealing why she behaved the way she did over the years. The picture is now crystal clear. I had expected a gossipy, unsubstantiated book, but instead, this is a scholarly work.