Diana: The Ghost Biography: 0 - Tapa blanda

'The nation will be on the edge of its chair in comic suspense. If ever there was a tour de force ... my congratulations to Emma Tennant and Hillary Bailey' - Michael Holroyd'Part satire, part thriller, often laugh-out-loud, this fine novel is set in the eponymous Scottish-Baronial refrigerator, peopled, like Shakespeare's Histories, partially by genuine Royals, partially by fictional characters. The Queen alone emerges with some ritual-bound dignity, but only her young grandchildren may have a chance of escaping from the Tower. The late Princess of Wales is cast as Banquo's Ghost. "Below stairs" is so authentic and pawky as to suggest inside knowledge - it's a beautifully written novel of slightly and enjoyably disloyal delight' - George Melly'My kind of reading' - Vanity Fair's Dominick Dunne on The Autobiography of the Queen 'A tale to turn Royal blood cold - a hugely controversial new book has as its heroine the spirit of the late Princess Diana, who returns to haunt Charles and Camilla at their Highland hideaway. It's a tome that doesn't stand a ghost of a chance of gaining Royal approval (but) will no doubt delight the legions of Diana loyalists. In Diana: The Ghost Biography, England's Rose rises from the grave and takes up residence in Balmoral castle - the People's Princess returns to lavish love and attention on Princes William and Harry' Scotland on Sunday 'A beautifully written novel of slightly and enjoyable disloyal delight' George Melly 'The nation will be on the edge of its chair in comic suspense. If ever there was a tour de force - ' Michael Holroyd

When Prince Harry arrives at Balmoral to convalesce after a bungee-jumping accident in Bali, he is accompanied by Sister Julia, a plain looking nurse who dotes on her charge. Julia's behavior provokes instant dislike and suspicion in two senior royal servants, the formidable housekeeper Janet MacDuff and Prince Charles' equerry David Baron. Julia seems to know her way around the castle when she first arrives, and the famous corgis tumble at her feet in a loving pack. Furthermore, she greets Prince William as if she has known him all his life. When a sapphire engagement ring, recently bestowed on Camilla, is discovered under Prince Harry's bed, Julia acts as though she recognizes it. The arrival of an unscheduled visitor at the Queen's wild-boar sausage barbecue tests Her Majesty's royal composure, and Julia is accused of spying on Charles and Camilla. This witty and sympathetic account of Sister Julia's experiences among the castle's frosty inhabitants provides merriment and insight.