*** Courtesy Simon and Schuster
In honor of what would have been Princess Diana’s 50th Birthday, I would like to present this book that I recently received to review. Her memory and the mark that she made on this world will never be forgotten. She was truly an inspiration for everyone’s life that she touched. I have and will always admire her and the dignity, respect, and faith that she displayed with her touch of grace. She was and will always be the People’s Princess.
Synopsis
When Princess Diana died in Paris’s Alma tunnel, she was thirty-seven years old. Had she lived, she would turn fifty on July 1, 2011. Who would the beloved icon be if she were alive today? What would she be doing? And where? One of the most versatile and bold writers of our time, Monica Ali has imagined a different fate for Diana in her spectacular new novel, Untold Story.
Diana’s life and marriage were both fairy tale and nightmare rolled into one. Adored by millions, she suffered rejection, heartbreak, and betrayal. Surrounded by glamour and glitz and the constant attention of the press, she fought to carve a meaningful role for herself in helping the needy and dispossessed. The contradictions and pressures of her situation fueled her increasingly reckless behavior, but her stature and her connection with her public never ceased to grow. If Diana had lived, would she ever have found peace and happiness, or would the curse of fame always have been too great?
Fast forward a decade after the (averted) Paris tragedy, and an Englishwoman named Lydia is living in a small, nondescript town somewhere in the American Midwest. She has a circle of friends: one owns a dress shop; one is a Realtor; another is a frenzied stay-at-home mom. Lydia volunteers at an animal shelter, and swims a lot. Her lover, who adores her, feels she won’t let him know her. Who is she?
Untold Story is about the cost of celebrity, the meaning of identity, and the possibility—or impossibility—of reinventing a life. Ali’s fictional princess is beautiful, intrepid, and resourceful and has established a fragile peace. And then the past threatens to destroy her new life. Ali has created a riveting novel inspired by the cultural icon she calls “a gorgeous bundle of trouble.”
This sounds interesting. I think it would be a bit bitter sweet to read but I would give it a try.
ReplyDeleteI would love to read this.
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Thanks for pointing this out, I will add it to my TBR.
ReplyDeleteNew follower stopping by... This book sounds really interesting. I just may have to get it. I love anything to do with the Royals. Although I just read Fergie's new book and it's not that fabulous. You can check my blog for a review.
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