Diana, Princess of Wales (Women of Achievement) [Paperback]

Kristine Brennan (Author), Matina S. Horner (Introduction)

Book Description

Series: Women of Achievement | Publication Date: May 1998

Describes the life and death of the princess who created a sensation by divorcing England's Prince Charles.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 13 and up
  
• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications (May 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0791047156
• ISBN-13: 978-0791047156
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,702,648 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I enjoyed this book, December 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Diana, Princess of Wales (Woa) (Women of Achievement) (Hardcover)

I enjoyed this book, and recommend it to young adult readers.

It documents each stage in Princess Diana's life, starting with her birth and ending with her death. All in less than 150 pages. Not bad.

The only other reviewer didn't delve into the written content. I want to clarify some of their comments.

1. The book is targeted at young adult readers. 7 to 12 year old children are clearly not the intended audience. I challenge the reviewer to find the print that displays that this material is for young children.

2. 'Lady' Colin Campbell is actually Lady Colin Campbell. Literally. What is wrong with quoting her as a source?

3. What is wrong with quoting books, magazines and news articles? This book is targeted as source material for young adult readers interested in researching Lady Diana. Look at Chelsea House's catalog.

4. Yes, there is a date problem on the jacket. (She was not 19 years old when she married Prince Charles, only three weeks into age 20).

5. If you collect Royal Family literature, and you happen to say that all of the information came from books you collect, then the writer probably did some research. Just because one reviewer read them several times doesn't mean the average 13 year old has!

6. Princess Diana cooperated with Andrew Morton on writing his book. What makes this a terrible source?

I normally wouldn't write a response to a review, but I thought the last one was a bit unfair.

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This book leaves much to be desired., January 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Diana, Princess of Wales (Woa) (Women of Achievement) (Hardcover)

Ms. Brennan would do better by writing for newspapers and magazines. This book was purchased by me only because I collect books on the royal family. After reading the book, I read over the author's bibliography at the end of the book, and every book and magazine listed is a part of my library. Each of them has been read several times. Not much confidence can be placed in an author who relies heavily on "Lady" Colin Campbell and Andrew Morton for information.

All Pictures are in black and white which detract greatly from the book which was supposedly written for ages seven seven to twelve. This age group would never consider this book because they are drawn to beautiful, colorful books - not dull black and white. A secondary school student would not be attracted to this book unless one thought he could read the excerpt on the back cover and a couple of pages in the book and, perhaps, pass off reading a biography or a book on a person of achievement which is required in secondary schools. However, there is an horrendous error on the back cover which reads, "From the moment she emerged from St. Paul's Cathedral on July 29, l981, as the 19-year-old bride of the future King of England, Diana Spencer captivated the hearts of royal-watchers around the world." Lady Diana Spencer was ninteen years of age at the time she became engaged to Prince Charles and twenty years of age when she married him. Therefore, when she emerged from St. Paul's Cathedral on July 29, 1981, the twenty year old Lady Diana Spencer was Her Royal Highness, Diana, Princess of Wales.

This refers the the hardback edition which contains 143 pages and measures 71/2x91/2 inches.