Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the war between the Windsors. The Sunday Times no 1 bestseller

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I am also not a fan of the British Royal Family or the idea of monarchies in general. The divine rights of kings is a concept best left in the 19th century. So I read this to see how we got here. Everyone wanted them to succeed (their family because it would be good for the monarchy and the public because they loved Harry). It should have been a great success and yet, here we are. A biography, docuseries, interviews and even guest appearances on comedy shows later and the story keeps changing and the truths keep contradicting themselves. I enjoyed reading the tale of Meghan Markle. Her ups and downs, her good and bad. She is a remarkable person, writing her own real fairy tale in the grim reality of fame and fortune in the politics of Hollywood's fantasy land for grown-ups. Her carefully calculated plans might just pay off. I am enough, she says. We better believe her. Unlike the Kardashians who developed their own merchandise, she might as well become the greatest 'influencer' who ever lived by getting paid to destroy a thousand-year-old-institution. That’s her ready-made merchandise. As long as she can uphold her role as martyr and victim, she will make money. She is first and foremost a businesswoman. Everything is calculated on commercial terms. For me, David Shelley was a strong, flawed, likable character. He has potential for further development, along with his wife, Lucy, who almost stole the show. Suzie and Guy Drake were empathetic as grieving parents, struggling with their passionate plea for revenge for their daughter. These characters came across with more depth and empathy than most of the clichéd people that show up in other Patterson books. I felt more drawn to them and interested in what happened to their development during the story.

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I could never understand how Michael Cohen was the only one held accountable for the crimes directed by Trump." — General Mark Hertling, former Commanding General of US Army Europe and Seventh ArmyPersonally, I (and many other Britons) have always felt like the largest source of tension was probably Meghan's very different outlook. Royalty in the UK is not celebrity as we understand it. It means shutting up about your personal opinions, not carving your own path, and not drawing excessive attention. Someone who's been intent on a Hollywood lifestyle from a young age would understandably find that level of self-silencing quite difficult to follow. The protagonist Raskolnikov is reasoning with himself. If he kills the terrible pawnbroker who torments so many, he would do the world a favour, in the name of humanity. At the same time, Raskolnikov himself happens to be one of the indebted people whose finances suddenly improve with the demise of the pawnbroker. In an inner dialogue, he is torn between the conviction that he has acted righteously, and the alternative theory that he is in fact quite lousy. Put simply, Raskolnikov takes revenge on Raskolnikov. A masterful piece of literature! Bower is extremely careful in his language, in how he describes both of them, and even on ocasion makes a point of showing positives actions that they took, to then surgically pinpoint all the flaws and inconsistencies, not through insults but through facts with dates, names, places and testimonies. One can only hope that she will have the insight to realize that the monarchy is feuling her dreams in Hollywood and the political stage in America. Her claim to victimhood might work for the dollars to role in. For now. To become rich, she needs the royals. They do not need her. She created the new Harry as a stepping stone. She will have to maintain him, cherish him and ensure his survival in her self-important Meghan Brand, or she's toast. It would have been easy to make this a predictable story of revenge with all of the expected scenes and usual outcomes. However, the story was delivered at a high level - a well- layered and executed plot that unfolded in a tension-filled manner. It reflected serious criminal issues and creatively researched ideas that made the story stronger. The pacing moved along at a steady staccato pace, with several twists and turns along the way. It was methodical, tight plotline from beginning to end.

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For context: I’m writing this after Harry’s ghost-written biography came out (on top of all the rest of it). I don’t want to read it but since it was leaked I already know what it says anyway. It seemed like people couldn’t stop talking about it. And worse taking his word for it (that is a privilege that would not be given to ordinary people for good reason). I will never stop being surprised that with a war on, inflation, people who cannot afford to pay their bills, climate change, people suffering from life long effects of illness, etc this is the situation that is supposed to deserve all our compassion. Really, this is supposed to top all of that? She grew up white, never worked while in school, wasn't present with uprisings in Los Angeles, did not live in poverty in a small converted garage in Hollywood with her father, and was not bullied in school as a mixed-race child. She did not work her way through college all by herself. Did not happen. Daddy paid all the way. She claimed she spent ten years of her life on the set of Married With Children in the afternoons after school. Nope, it was her Friday afternoon treat only. She also claimed that she spent her 'entire senior year' working at the US embassy in Argentina, when it was only five weeks.Now, about the subjects of this book, there's a very tiny age difference between me and her so, to hear her say in the "engagement interview", she had never heard of Harry or Diana or the RF...say what? In the medium term her fate is uncertain. Until now the Sussexes' only guaranteed income is trading off the family they have betrayed. But at 40, Meghan remains ambitious — if only to finance her lifestyle. Money remains a permanent incentive. Later chapters focus on her naked ambition to be famous and rich and a real somebody in this world. She rewrites documented history as and when she thinks it will help her. Says one thing one year, and years later, this is rewritten. The author does attribute positive values to Meghan too, but they come across as damning with faint praise. This feels like race based bigotry because the pedophile prince is just rarely mentioned while the author practically foams at the mouth at the mention of Meghan.