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112 pp.
| Morgan |
January, 1998 |
TradeISBN 1-883846-35-8
(4)
4-6
This overview of Diana's short but high-profile life briefly covers her childhood and young adult years before focusing on her turbulent reign as Princess of Wales. Whitelaw emphasizes Diana's unhappy marriage and public divorce, her devotion to her sons and to many charities, as well as her love/hate relationship with the media. The uninspired prose and black-and-white stock photos detract from this adequate biography. Bib., ind.