Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine
Save Your Time And Money
| AnyBook4Less.com | Order from a Major Online Bookstore |
|
| Home | Store List | FAQ | Contact Us | | ||
| Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money |
||
 |
Title: The Day Diana Died by Christopher P. Andersen, Christopher Anderson ISBN: 0-440-23533-2 Publisher: Dell Publishing Pub. Date: 10 August, 1999 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.08 (77 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A tasteful and riveting account...
Comment: When I first heard about this book coming out, I was afraid it would be a tasteless and exploitative piece of paparazzi trash exploiting the death of a beautiful woman. However, I was more than impressed and pleased with the way the author combines hour by hour events on the day Diana died with background on her life and relationships. Diana was one of my favorite celebrities ever, not just for her beauty and elegance but for what she survived through and the fact she was such a good mother. This book combines all of those elements and also gives us a window into what happened on the day she died. One of the only tasteful and well-written books to come out after her death...
Rating: 4
Summary: An engrossing account
Comment: I found this book to be incredibly informative and a fascinating read, which I read almost in one sitting. Instead of the usual tawdry gossip of most Diana biographies, it describes exactly, and in fascinating detail, about the events that led up to her death, the day she died, and the ensuing mourning that followed. We are made privy to details we never knew, and they are very essential details, in my opinion.
To me, the most interesting and ironic part of this entire tragedy is that Diana lay in the hospital in Paris, dead, with nothing to wear. Prince Charles and Diana's two sisters were on their way from London, and the world's most famous and well-dressed woman literally had nothing to wear. The clothes she had been wearing when she died had been torn from her body by doctors who were attempting to revive her. Her luggage had been whisked back to London by a paranoid Mohammad Feyed. And, here was the world's most glamourous woman, at death, being forced to wear a dress donated by the wife of the English Ambassador to France. This irony is just one of many sad ironies and twists of fate in this account.
We learn of the behind-the-scenes machinations leading up to Diana's funeral, the conflict between Prince Charles and his mother, the Queen, and how Diana's boys reacted. Prince Charles is definitely painted in a much brighter light than ever before. I was absolutely fascinated by this book, and I think it is well worth reading.
Rating: 4
Summary: Enjoyable Book
Comment: My wife first picked up this book and was giving me bits of info as she read it. Well I got interested in the details so I read it after she completed it. I would never have bought this book on my own but I must say that I really enjoyed it. I think because there was so much news coverage that I really liked learning more of the details that did not always come out in the coverage. My wife said that there was not too much new in this book, but for me there really was, as I have not followed the story as closely as my wife. What you have here is all the facts put together in one book that is an easy to read review. I would recommend it if you are interested in the topic.
 |
Title: Diana: Her True Story in Her Own Words by Andrew Morton ISBN: 0671024124 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: October, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
 |
Title: Diana: The Secret Years by Simone Simmons, Susan Hill ISBN: 0345435907 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: August, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
 |
Title: The Day John Died by Christopher Andersen ISBN: 0380819589 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
 |
Title: Diana's Boys: William and Harry and the Mother They Loved by Christopher Andersen ISBN: 0688172040 Publisher: William Morrow Pub. Date: 14 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
 |
Title: A Royal Duty by Paul Burrell ISBN: 0399151729 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 25 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
Thank you for visiting www.AnyBook4Less.com and enjoy your savings!
Copyright� 2001-2021 Send your comments
