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Prince Charles : the passions and paradoxes of an improbable life / Sally Bedell Smith.

Smith, Sally Bedell, 1948- (author.).

Summary:

Sally Bedell Smith brings us the first authoritative treatment of Charles, Prince of Wales that brings to life the real man, with all of his ambitions, insecurities, and convictions. It follows him through his lonely childhood, his difficult years at school, his early love affairs, his intellectual quests, his entrepreneurial pursuits, and his intense search for spiritual meaning. It sheds light on the tragedy of his first marriage, the death of Diana, his marriage to Camilla, his relationships with William, Kate, Harry, and his grandchildren, and his preparations to take the throne one day, after more than six decades of waiting. -- adapted from book jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 9781400067909
ISBN: 1400067901
Physical Description: xxii, 596 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Random House, [2017]
Copyright: ©2017

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 515-569) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The lonely schoolboy -- Cold showers in the morning -- Heir to a fortune -- Nixon plays matchmaker -- The shadow of Camilla -- Wild oats -- Searching for meaning -- Prince without a princess -- Diana snares her man -- Glamour and heartache -- Naming and shaming -- A marriage in shambles -- Dangerous liaisons -- Butterfly mind -- Midlife melancholy -- Timeless principles -- Love tape -- Diana's revenge -- Wounded feelings -- Scarlet A -- Three in a marriage -- Breathing the same air -- Tragedy in Paris -- No ordinary pilgrim -- Media makeover -- Out of the shadows -- Cracking the ice -- Deaths in the family -- Blackadder's revenge -- Hitched at last -- Camilla joins the firm -- Royal infighting -- A prince in full -- Rising sons -- On the defensive -- The magnificent seven -- Rehearsing new roles -- The shadow king's legacy -- "Don't ever stop".