Spare
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4.1 • 780 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Brought to you by Penguin.
Sunday Times Memoir of the Year 2023
It was one of the images of the twentieth century: two boys, walking behind the coffin of their mother, Princess Diana. Billions wondered what the princes must be feeling - and how their lives would play out from that point on.
For Harry, this is that story at last.
Before then, Prince Harry was known as the happy-go-lucky Spare to the more serious Heir. But grief changed everything.
At twenty-one, he joined the Army but was soon more lost than ever, suffering from post-traumatic stress and crippling panic attacks. Above all, he couldn't find true love.
Then he met Meghan. The world was swept away by the couple's romance and wedding. But in the face of sustained press intrusion, Harry saw no other way to protect his wife and children than to flee his mother country. Over the centuries, leaving the Royal Family was an act few had dared. The last to try had been his mother. . .
Written with raw, unflinching honesty, Spare is full of insight, revelation and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief.
'Compellingly artful... a blockbuster memoir' The New Yorker
'The most insightful royal book in a generation' Financial Times
'A rattling page-turner... As a personal insight into one boy's life in an extraordinary spotlight, it may never be better' Sunday Times
©2023 Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex (P)2023 Penguin Audio
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
First off, yes, the tea is scalding. Prince Harry’s explosively personal memoir reveals, among other things, that he has been emotionally and physically bullied by his older brother, William (“the Heir” to Harry’s “Spare”), his entire life. Harry’s emotionally distant Pa—better known as King Charles III—was no help, carrying the baggage of his own rough childhood with him. And then there’s stepmother Camilla, whom Harry flat out accuses of planting stories in the sleazy British tabloids to make herself look good…and he’s got receipts. Happily, though, Spare isn’t just about settling scores. Through his stories and his charming narration, Prince Harry reveals himself to be emotionally open, self-deprecating and madly in love with his wife, Meghan Markle. This is an unblinkingly brave book to have written–easily the deepest look we’ve ever gotten into the British royal family, as well as a dead-honest report of severe personal trauma. For that reason, it’s best heard in Harry’s own voice.
Customer Reviews
Easy listen
Harry’s ghost writer did a fantastic job on this book! All jokes aside a pretty easy/mindless listen.
It was okay.
As much as I hate prince harry the book was written quite pleasantly and apart from how selfish he is, it was an alright read. However, my opinions on the prince stay the same and the book is just about this grown man whinging about family dysfunction which happens in every family! What I think is that harry needs to grow the hell up and stop being a baby.
I love HRH Harry
Very interesting and moving book. Finished, wanting to give Harry a huge motherly hug