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Title: Diana & Dodi: A Love Story by Rene Delorm, Barry Fox, Nadine Taylor ISBN: 1-57544-113-6 Publisher: Tallfellow Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.92 (13 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: THIS BOOK IS INTERESTING AND A QUICK READ
Comment: I have started collecting all books on Princess Diana lately and have found some better than others. This book was truly a joy to read. It kept your interest and the story kept moving without any confusion. You are reading a book involving a rotation of character names and locations - would be easy to get lost. But surprisely I found the story to keep moving and very easy to read. Can even get a little emotional at a couple of places. The only negative might be the reference to this 'great love'. I don't want to make the call on that - let alone after only 37 days of starting up the relationship. I found it interesting that rumor had it Dodi was on another boat with his girlfriend when he went to his fathers boat and met up with Diana. Basically leaving the other, and or two timing them both. Rumor I know but nothing of reference was mentioned - and this man is the man that knew him the best.
All and all a good book. Touching.
Rating: 4
Summary: Sweet and sad - a last, loving look at Diana
Comment: Whether or not Dodi and Diana would ever have married is something no one will ever know and this book may be wishful thinking - what is poignant and moving is the loyalty and affection Delorm shows for his boss and the Princess of Wales. Even more moving, though, is the little look we have at the Princess being a real person - smiling, laughing, eating and relaxing - an image never quite delivered by the hundreds of lovely - but very dressy - photos in existence. I had expected to find this book superficial and self-serving but it is anything but. Instead we have a haunting and all too short visit with Diana - and a confirmation that all the love and grief at her passing was perfectly fitting for a truly lovely, truly gracious woman who left far too soon. Her short time with Dodi -whether the start of a lifetime romance or simply a sweet summer interlude - was clearly one of great pleasure for the Princess. We should be grateful to Rene Delorm for sharing his memories of Diana - for allowing us to see her as we all imagined she would be if we had met her ourselves- funny, sweet, lovable and loving. I wouldn't have missed it for the world.
Rating: 5
Summary: One of the sweetest Diana books - a delightful read.
Comment: I've probably read all or nearly all the books on Diana. Somehow I'd missed this one until a friend gave it to me as a gift. While I didn't give it 5 stars for its great literary qualities, I thought that for Diana fans, it delightfully delivered the goods - it is a pleasing intimate portrait with plenty of detail (food, clothes, toiletries, habits) yet with a real sense of affection, humor and respect.
Setting this apart from most Diana books is the uniquely likeable voice of the narrator. Delorm is a class act, a man who respected and liked his boss, Dodi Fayed, and who seems to view everyone from his wealthy employer to his fellow cooks, butlers and masseuses with generosity of spirit and an open mind. This is a refreshing contrast with the self serving busybody tone of Patrick Jephson's Diana book, or any of the royal "experts" who simultaneously envy, fawn and snipe.
The author's joie de vivre and eye for detail turn this book into a lovely little vacation on a yacht, along with two people we might have enjoyed knowing very much. And unlike many books published after their deaths, it does not lay on the pathos, but instead is more of a celebration.
All in all, this is an intimate book you can enjoy without feeling like a voyeur, and a very welcome read for anyone who misses Diana. She sounds like a lot of fun.
A great escape read in these glamour-free times. Highly recommended.
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Title: A Royal Duty by Paul Burrell ISBN: 0399151729 Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group Pub. Date: 25 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Princess Diana the Lamb to the Slaughter by Joy Jones Daymon ISBN: 0595243622 Publisher: Writers Club Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Diana: Secrets & Lies by Nicholas Davies ISBN: 1932270213 Publisher: AMI Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Diana: The Last Year by Donald Spoto ISBN: 0609603183 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 01 December, 1997 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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