Princess Diana book in stores by March
January 7, 2011, Friday
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BRITISH novelist Monica Ali has written a book based on the life of Princess Diana, and it is due to hit the shelves in March, a month before Diana's son Prince William is due to marry Kate Middleton.
The author said the timing of "Untold Story" was a coincidence.
"At first, I thought it was unfortunate timing - I'd delivered the first draft last summer, before the engagement had been announced," she told the Daily Mail newspaper.
"But then I thought about all the negative things that have been written about Diana in the press and in non-fiction books over the years. That's all the stuff that might be hard for her sons," she added.
Diana, adored by the public in Britain and abroad for her glamorous looks and charity work, died in a Paris car crash in 1997 when she was 36. William gave his bride-to-be his mother's engagement ring.
According to the Mail, "Untold Story" tells of a fictional princess who has a life that is both a fairy tale and a nightmare. It is described as a "what if?" tale, imagining how Diana's life might have turned out had she lived.
"All my books are about identity," Ali said. "About what makes a person who they are. This novel is no different in that way. But, of course, writing about the world's biggest cultural icon was daunting.
"When I started researching the book, though, I was fascinated by how she broke all the boundaries, how supremely iconoclastic she was, and I had to carry on writing. The novel is my homage to her."
The author said the timing of "Untold Story" was a coincidence.
"At first, I thought it was unfortunate timing - I'd delivered the first draft last summer, before the engagement had been announced," she told the Daily Mail newspaper.
"But then I thought about all the negative things that have been written about Diana in the press and in non-fiction books over the years. That's all the stuff that might be hard for her sons," she added.
Diana, adored by the public in Britain and abroad for her glamorous looks and charity work, died in a Paris car crash in 1997 when she was 36. William gave his bride-to-be his mother's engagement ring.
According to the Mail, "Untold Story" tells of a fictional princess who has a life that is both a fairy tale and a nightmare. It is described as a "what if?" tale, imagining how Diana's life might have turned out had she lived.
"All my books are about identity," Ali said. "About what makes a person who they are. This novel is no different in that way. But, of course, writing about the world's biggest cultural icon was daunting.
"When I started researching the book, though, I was fascinated by how she broke all the boundaries, how supremely iconoclastic she was, and I had to carry on writing. The novel is my homage to her."
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