It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother’s coffin as the world watched in sorrow—and horror. As Princess Diana was laid to rest, billions wondered what Prince William and Prince Harry must be thinking and feeling—and how their lives would play out from that point on.For Harry, this is that story at last.Before losing his mother, twelve-year-old Prince Harry was known as the carefree one, the happy-go-lucky Spare to the more serious Heir. Grief changed everything. He struggled at school, struggled with anger, with loneliness—and, because he blamed the press for his mother’s death, he struggled to accept life in the spotlight. At twenty-one, he joined the British Army. The discipline gave him structure, and two combat tours made him a hero at home. But he soon felt more lost than ever, suffering from post-traumatic stress and prone to crippling panic attacks. Above all, he couldn’t find true love.Then he met Meghan. The world was swept away by the couple’s cinematic romance and rejoiced in their fairy-tale wedding. But from the beginning, Harry and Meghan were preyed upon by the press, subjected to waves of abuse, racism, and lies. Watching his wife suffer, their safety and mental health at risk, Harry saw no other way to prevent the tragedy of history repeating itself but to flee his mother country. Over the centuries, leaving the Royal Family was an act few had dared. The last to try, in fact, had been his mother. . . .For the first time, Prince Harry tells his own story, chronicling his journey with raw, unflinching honesty. A landmark publication, Spare is full of insight, revelation, self-examination, and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief.
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Spare
By The Duke of Sussex Prince Harry
It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother’s coffin as the world watched in sorrow—and horror. As Princess Diana was laid to rest, billions wondered what Prince William and Prince Harry must be thinking and feeling—and how their lives would play out from that point on.For Harry, this is that story at last.Before losing his mother, twelve-year-old Prince Harry was known as the carefree one, the happy-go-lucky Spare to the more serious Heir. Grief changed everything. He struggled at school, struggled with anger, with loneliness—and, because he blamed the press for his mother’s death, he struggled to accept life in the spotlight. At twenty-one, he joined the British Army. The discipline gave him structure, and two combat tours made him a hero at home. But he soon felt more lost than ever, suffering from post-traumatic stress and prone to crippling panic attacks. Above all, he couldn’t find true love.Then he met Meghan. The world was swept away by the couple’s cinematic romance and rejoiced in their fairy-tale wedding. But from the beginning, Harry and Meghan were preyed upon by the press, subjected to waves of abuse, racism, and lies. Watching his wife suffer, their safety and mental health at risk, Harry saw no other way to prevent the tragedy of history repeating itself but to flee his mother country. Over the centuries, leaving the Royal Family was an act few had dared. The last to try, in fact, had been his mother. . . .For the first time, Prince Harry tells his own story, chronicling his journey with raw, unflinching honesty. A landmark publication, Spare is full of insight, revelation, self-examination, and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief.
Popular Reviews(5)
Reviewed by HeidiEin sehr informatives Buch über, Mobbing und der Gesellschaft. Traurig dass es sowas gibt, in einer Familie, die eigentlich eine Vorbildfunktion hat.
Reviewed by Sandy <3Didn't thought that this book is THIS good
Reviewed by NoraI could remember many of the events described and so the book was like Prince Harry putting it all together into one piece. History is always subjective and even if only half were true - that's too much! The book took me through a lot of emotions and it made me critically question this kind of media (and also my personal interests).The documentary on Netflix was a nice add on.
Reviewed by mariangela grossiNon si può descrivere in altro modo che Biografia. La cosa interessante è leggere fatti visti da noi sui giornali e telegiornali, raccontati con il punto di vista del Principe Harry
Reviewed by GabrieleWhen you should not read this book: if you don't want to immerse yourself in a life that is fundamentally different from the life of the ordinary citizen, if you expect a member of the royal family to express himself in his subjective memoirs like Shakespeare, if you get gasps at the word penis (yes, he uses this world to describe a part of his body, omg) You should not read the book if you would never consider seeing a therapist for anxiety disorders and condemn people who do. And if you are a journalist, you must not read the book anyway, because maybe there is something true in it and then you have a real problem as a member of the yellow press. But as I've found, many of those who set themselves up as reviewers haven't read the book anyway (having seen more wrong quotes than right ones, I can definitely judge that) So everyone rather blow up their own ego by judging the (subjective) experience of a member of the royal family, I give the advice: don't read the book but write a review. For the others: I recommend the audiobook. He certainly has talent as a reader, and some of the things that might come across as harsh in the book he performs with a subtile wit in the audiobook version.