Description: Instant New York Times Bestseller!
A deeply revealing personal biography of the world's most storied family, from the world's #1 bestselling author. "Entertaining and persuasive." --Publishers Weekly From the moments William and Harry are born into the House of Windsor, they become their young mother's whole world--I've got two very healthy, strong boys. I realize how incredibly lucky I am, Diana reminds herself every morning--but even the Princess of Wales questions, Am I a good mother? Diana's faced with a seemingly impossible challenge: one son destined to be King of England and another determined to find his own way. She teaches them to honor royal tradition, even while daring to break it. "Sometimes I'd like a time machine..." Diana says as William and Harry grow up, never imagining they'd have less than a lifetime together. Even after she's gone, her sons follow their mother's lead--and her heart. As the years pass and William and Harry grow into adulthood and form families of their own, they carry on Diana's name, her likeness, and her incomparable spirit. "James Patterson applies his writerly skills to real-life history with novelistic style." --People "Royal fans will devour this well-paced biography that gives new insight into the House of Windsor. You'll tear through it by sundown and walk away thinking about the Princess of Wales and her two sons with new perspective ." -Men's JournalReview Quotes: "Is there anything more to be said about the shattered family of Diana, Princess of Wales? Patterson thinks yes--and proves it...Patterson does something different. He treats the princess as a person and tells the story of a mother from her perspective. In fascinating morsels, we learn of the empathetic heart underneath the diamond brooches and couture gowns...the book leaves us with the heartbreaking question of what might have been."--Kirkus