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The Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life
Random House
April 2017
On Sale: April 4, 2017
624 pages
ISBN: 1400067901
EAN: 9781400067909
Kindle: B01KE64YC4
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Non-Fiction Biography
From the New York Times bestselling author of Elizabeth the
Queen comes the first major biography of Prince Charles in
more than twenty years—perfect for fans of The Crown. Sally Bedell Smith returns once again to the British royal
family to give us a new look at Prince Charles, the oldest
heir to the throne in more than three hundred years. This
vivid, eye-opening biography—the product of four years of
research and hundreds of interviews with palace officials,
former girlfriends, spiritual gurus, and more, some speaking
on the record for the first time—is the first authoritative
treatment of Charles’s life that sheds light on the death of
Diana, his marriage to Camilla, and his preparations to take
the throne one day. Prince Charles brings to life the real man, with all of his
ambitions, insecurities, and convictions. It begins with his
lonely childhood, in which he struggled to live up to his
father’s expectations and sought companionship from the
Queen Mother and his great-uncle Lord Mountbatten. It
follows him through difficult years at school, his early
love affairs, his intellectual quests, his entrepreneurial
pursuits, and his intense search for spiritual meaning. It
tells of the tragedy of his marriage to Diana; his eventual
reunion with his true love, Camilla; and his relationships
with William, Kate, Harry, and his grandchildren. Ranging from his glamorous palaces to his country homes,
from his globe-trotting travels to his local initiatives,
Smith shows how Prince Charles possesses a fiercely
independent spirit and yet has spent more than six decades
waiting for his destined role, living a life dictated by
protocols he often struggles to obey. With keen insight and
the discovery of unexpected new details, Smith lays bare the
contradictions of a man who is more complicated, tragic, and
compelling than we knew, until now.
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