#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Discover the global phenomenon that
tells an unforgettable story of love, loss, and healing.
"Compellingly artful . . . [a] blockbuster memoir."--The New Yorker
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.
