Camilla, Angela Levin
Camilla, Angela Levin
List: $19.99 | Sale: $13.99
Club: $9.99

Camilla
From Outcast to Queen Consort

Author: Angela Levin

Narrator: Ana Clements

Unabridged: 9 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/25/2023


Synopsis

For many years, Camilla was portrayed in a poor light, blamed by the public for the break-up of the marriage between Prince Charles and Lady Diana. Initially, Queen Elizabeth refused to see or speak to her, but, since the death of Prince Philip, Camilla had become one of the Queen's closest companions. Her confidence in Camilla and the transformation she had seen in Prince Charles since their wedding resulted in her choosing the first day of her Platinum Jubilee year to tell the world that she wanted Camilla to be Queen Consort, not the demeaning Princess Consort suggested in 2005.

Angela Levin uncovers Camilla's rocky journey to be accepted by the royal family and how she coped with her brutal portrayal in Netflix's The Crown. The public have witnessed her tremendous contribution to help those in need, especially during COVID. Levin has talked to many of Camilla's long-term friends, her staff, and executives from the numerous charities of which Camilla is patron. She reveals why Camilla concentrates on previously taboo subjects, such as domestic violence and rape. Most of all, Levin tells the story of how Camilla has changed from a fun-loving young woman to one of the senior royals' hardest workers. She has retained her mischievous sense of humor, becoming a role model for older women and an inspiration for younger ones.

About Angela Levin

Angela Levin is a distinguished journalist who has worked for the Observer, Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and the Daily Telegraph and written three previous books on the royals. In recent years she has been in global demand as a royal expert, contributing to countless documentaries about the royal family, and is regularly seen and heard on UK TV and radio, including the BBC, ITV, Sky and Talk Radio. She lives in London. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by Deborah on September 10, 2014

A reviewer at the Saturday Review compared Camilla to The Catcher in the Rye. Holden Caulfield and Camilla Dickinson, the protagonists in question, are a bit like Romeo and Juliet: he gets some terrific lines and flails around memorably, but she's the one who grows and matures and doesn't have an eg......more

Goodreads review by Danielle on September 15, 2011

Things I liked: 1) A book about a rich girl in 1950s New York. Even if she weren't likable, that would still be a fun read. 2) The characters are flawed, but nice. They are individuals, even if they do stick to their assigned character traits a little too vehemently. 3) The philosphical questions raise......more

Goodreads review by Annie on March 08, 2016

I took a little sidetrek in my goal of reading all of the Austin family books. "Camilla" fits in nicely with them, because it has similar themes about growing up, realizing a person's autonomy, religion, the debate over what makes a person matter, and of course lots of discussion about life and deat......more

Goodreads review by Wendy on August 27, 2014

Just couldn't find anyone to like in this one.* Not Camilla's cheating mother or emotionally distant father or Camilla herself, even, especially after she ditches her best friend Luisa to spend time with a boy (her best friend's brother Frank, no less!) who was also unlikeable. Why does Camilla thin......more

Goodreads review by Christi on July 20, 2010

Summary: In Camilla by Madeleine L'Engle, fifteen year old Camilla discovers her mother is having an affair. Her parents quarrel and her mother attempts suicide. Camilla's friend Luisa has parents who are also having problems and may even separate. Camilla begins to spend more and more time with Lui......more