The New York Times bestseller from one of the most versatile and bold writers of our time?"an astonishing, tightly structured, and lyrically told" novel (People) inspired by Princess Diana.
What if Princess Diana hadn't died? Diana's life and marriage were fairy tale and nightmare rolled into one. Adored by millions, in her personal life she suffered rejection, heartbreak, and betrayal. Surrounded by glamour and glitz and the constant attention of the press, she fought to carve a meaningful role for herself in helping the needy and dispossessed. Had she lived, what direction would her life have taken? How would she have matured into her forties and beyond?
Untold Story is about the nature of celebrity, the meaning of identity, and finding one's place in the world. Like Diana, the fictional heroine of this novel is both icon and iconoclast. She touches many millions of lives and hearts around the world, sharing the details of her troubled marriage and her eating disorder, and reaching out as has no other royal before her. But she is troubled and on the brink of disaster. Will she ever find peace and happiness, or will the curse of fame be too great?
Über den Autor Monica Ali
Monica Ali wurde in Dhaka, Bangladesh, geboren und wuchs in England auf. Sie ist die Autorin von "Untold Story", "In The Kitchen", "Alentejo Blue"und "Brick Lane", der auf der Shortlist für den Booker Prize stand. »Liebesheirat« ist ein Sunday Times Bestseller und wurde für den British Book Award nominiert.
Dorothee Merkel lebt als freie Übersetzerin in Köln. Zu ihren Übertragungen aus dem Englischen zählen Werke von Edgar Allan Poe, John Banville, John Lanchester und Nickolas Butler.