The Diana Chronicles

By: Tina Brown

Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor

Length: 21 hrs and 21 mins

Publisher's summary

Ten years after her death, Princess Diana remains a mystery. Was she "the people's princess", who electrified the world with her beauty and humanitarian missions? Or was she a manipulative, media-savvy neurotic who nearly brought down the monarchy?

Only Tina Brown, former editor-in-chief of Tatler, England's glossiest gossip magazine, as well as Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, could possibly give us the truth. Tina knew Diana personally and has far-reaching insight into the royals and the Queen.

In The Diana Chronicles, you will meet a formidable female cast and understand as never before the society that shaped them. Among them are Diana's sexually charged mother, her bad-girl sister-in-law, Fergie, and, most formidable of them all, her mother-in-law, the Queen. Add Camilla Parker Bowles, the ultimate "other woman", into this combustible mix, and it's no wonder that Diana broke out of her royal cage into celebrity culture, where she found her own power and used it to devastating effect.

©2007 Tina Brown (P)2007 Books on Tape

Critic reviews

"Tina Brown has produced something that is, as well as absorbing and stirring, witty and penetrating." (Christopher Hitchens)
"A delightfully smart and insightful book that...weaves a compelling human drama into a rich social history." (Walter Isaacson, author of Einstein: His Life and Universe)
"This is not only first-rate biography, but a marvelous social history, and a bitingly accurate portrait of the English upper classes." (Michael Korda, author of Charmed Lives and Ike)

Best written book of Princess Diana.

I love this book. The narrator is one of the best by far. Depicted very well.

LOVED

I love how the author structured the story, I held onto every word. Excellent job. Easy to follow along for those who don't have a British accent as well.

The definitive biography. Superb.

One of the best-narrated audiobooks I have listened to (5 times). I've read the book several times as well, but you hear things phrased differently in the spoken word.

Yes!

The narration of the book was outstanding. I enjoyed the impersonations she used when reading conversations, especially between Camilla and Charles. This was the most informative book on Diana I have found to date. Lengthy but worth every second!

Juicy and Sad

What did you love best about The Diana Chronicles?

The unvarnished truth about the 19 year old English girl that I idolized and envied. Be careful what you wish for, especially when you are in your teens.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Snarchasm

What does Rosalyn Landor bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The spot on English accents.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Unhappily ever after.

Any additional comments?

It was an odd way to commemorate a 20th death anniversary.

Fair, detailed, and heartfelt.

This is by far the best book I have personally read about the late Princess of Wales. It takes the reader through the entire saga that captivated the world of the 80's and 90's. It is honest and quite balanced, and cuts Diana no more slack than any of the other players of this most talked about marriage of the 20th century. After completion, i am left with the comstant sadness that was Diana's lot in life, and a great deal of respect for the Pince of Wales I had never had. I truly believe after listening to this book, that this marriage may have actually had a chance were it not for the continually overbearing circumstances these two encountered. And on a deeper level, am left with the feeling that they both retained a genuine tenderness for each other. They were both loving, they were both spiteful, they were both human beings.

Impressive, Thorough, and Entertaining

I have always loved Diana but recently realized I knew very little about her and desired to know more from a trustworthy biographer/source, since most of what I had read before verged on concpiracy. This book is exactly what I was looking for, and I highly recommend it.

Diana

Well researched by Tina Brown as usual. Informative yet human. Excellent delivery. I’ll listen to it again.

Stories I have never heard.

My only regret is that Tina did not read the audiobook herself. Other than that, it was a well researched and highly comprehensive endeavor.

Horrible Audio Quality

This is an interesting book, although the one by Sarah Bradford is better. I was extremely disappointed in the audio quality of this book. There is an echo and the narrator sounds like she's in a tunnel. I expected much better for the price.