Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family
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- Author：Omid Scobie
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Reviews
Julie Vlaminck
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This just rang true for me。The only thing I have read since H & M stepped back。 I've found that this just feels true。 I've not wished to support the paparazzi。 A great read。 Thanks！ This just rang true for me。The only thing I have read since H & M stepped back。 I've found that this just feels true。 I've not wished to support the paparazzi。 A great read。 Thanks！ 。。。more
Kitty
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Everyone wants to make a "difference" and change for the better in this world。 All those non-profit organizations， foundations are set out by those wealthy eleats。 Everyday we witness the struggles from many communities surrounds us。 Each of us are trying to help those in needs。 Ultimately its our political leaders， governments have to step up their games to address REAL global climate changes， tax the Trucks/SUVs that used more fossil fuels， higher taxes for international flights， give incentiv Everyone wants to make a "difference" and change for the better in this world。 All those non-profit organizations， foundations are set out by those wealthy eleats。 Everyday we witness the struggles from many communities surrounds us。 Each of us are trying to help those in needs。 Ultimately its our political leaders， governments have to step up their games to address REAL global climate changes， tax the Trucks/SUVs that used more fossil fuels， higher taxes for international flights， give incentives for workers who can work from home without commuting。 Support Public Transportations。 Support local businesses， give all equal fundings to Public K- 12 institutions。 Do more affordable housings etc。 Just to name the few。 Overall， this book is said to highlight H and M's story。 The truth is still out there。 。。。more
Gail
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Predictable retelling of Megan's point of view。 Couldn't help but think of Harry juggling outside the window on Meghan's birthday。。。。 Predictable retelling of Megan's point of view。 Couldn't help but think of Harry juggling outside the window on Meghan's birthday。。。。 。。。more
Book。Klaczek
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Ta powieść jest okreslona przez autorów jako obiektywne spojrzenie na cały konflikt。 Jednak ostrzegam was， że jedynie co tutaj dostaniecie， to dokładny życiorys Meghan oraz laurka jaką stworzyli jej autorzy。 Miała to być historia od strony Sussexów， jest to jedynie historia ze strony Meghan。 Jeżeli o Harrym napisane są 2 zdania， to możecie się spodziewać， że o Meghan będą 4。 Czytało się to dość przyjemnie， przepłynęłam przez nią w 2 dni， ale nie wyniosłam z niej zbyt dużo。 Oprócz tego， że Meghan Ta powieść jest okreslona przez autorów jako obiektywne spojrzenie na cały konflikt。 Jednak ostrzegam was， że jedynie co tutaj dostaniecie， to dokładny życiorys Meghan oraz laurka jaką stworzyli jej autorzy。 Miała to być historia od strony Sussexów， jest to jedynie historia ze strony Meghan。 Jeżeli o Harrym napisane są 2 zdania， to możecie się spodziewać， że o Meghan będą 4。 Czytało się to dość przyjemnie， przepłynęłam przez nią w 2 dni， ale nie wyniosłam z niej zbyt dużo。 Oprócz tego， że Meghan jest wspaniała i cała ta sytuacja wynikła jedynie z powodu rodziny królewskiej。 Zabrakło mi trochę obiektywizmu w tej powieści lub chociaż jakiś nowych smaczków z życia Harry'ego i Meghan。 Czy polecam wam ją？ Chyba tak。。。 jeśli nie oczekujecie od niej nic specjalnego， jeśli ma być dla Was jedynie kolejnym czytadłem。 Jednak jeśli pragniecie dowiedzieć się czegoś nowego o rodzinie królewskiej lub o "Megxicie" to raczej nie jest to pozycja obowiązkowa。 。。。more
Heleniraamatud
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Paremini kirjutatud， kui eelmine minu loetud raamat nendest。
Nadinka Webb
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Too many little unnecessary details that only point out at the fact who this was really written by。 It didn’t introduce anything other than the positive reports on M&H， and how they do nothing wrong， ever！ Unfortunately this comes across as whining。 Also， it sounds like each chapter tries so hard to convey the reader that every single negative detail that the media wrote about them wasn't true at all。。。。would be much nicer to read about their actual acts of making the world better， like they kee Too many little unnecessary details that only point out at the fact who this was really written by。 It didn’t introduce anything other than the positive reports on M&H， and how they do nothing wrong， ever！ Unfortunately this comes across as whining。 Also， it sounds like each chapter tries so hard to convey the reader that every single negative detail that the media wrote about them wasn't true at all。。。。would be much nicer to read about their actual acts of making the world better， like they keep promising， instead of reading about their excellent characters and other people's shortfalls。 。。。more
Julie H
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I learned so much。 This book was published in 2020 and I want a continuation。 I want to hear the last year and a half of story。 It was good。 It was definitely from a new reporter point of view， not Harry and Meghan themselves。 Have they written a book？ Maybe I should find one they wrote and read it next！
Becky
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Didn’t really learn anything more than had been run through the mud in the media。 It does give you sympathy for all the royals and what they put up with: protocol， expectations， judgement， emotional challenges。 Obviously a book on Harry and Megan， so it sides with them， though no one is reflected poorly。 I did not leave with worse or better feeling than I already had。 Would be interesting to read the same book from another family member’s perspective， to get all sides of the story。 I do have res Didn’t really learn anything more than had been run through the mud in the media。 It does give you sympathy for all the royals and what they put up with: protocol， expectations， judgement， emotional challenges。 Obviously a book on Harry and Megan， so it sides with them， though no one is reflected poorly。 I did not leave with worse or better feeling than I already had。 Would be interesting to read the same book from another family member’s perspective， to get all sides of the story。 I do have respect for the strong people all royals must be， to put up with the constant barrage of spotlight and perfection。 I am fascinated by the amount of staff it takes to “run” each person’s image， I would love to hear more about that！A note on the audio version- British accent， is spoken very fast， takes a while to get used to it and to catch every word。 。。。more
Lecturaconeris
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Como libro biográfico está muy bien。 Te cuentan toda la historia de ambos， juntos y por separado antes de conocerse。 Está muy bien documentado y muy bien escrito pero me decepcionó porque no era lo que yo esperaba encontrar después del revuelo que se había armado con su salida de la casa real， las rencillas con Guillermo y Kate。。。Aunque tengo que decir que mi opinión sobre la reina cambió para bien después de leer este libro。
Fantine
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3。5 ☆
Anne Peverett
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Worth a readDoesn’t flow but is very full of what has been in all the papers。 One sided 。 Not my favourite read 。 It might be yours！
Chels
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I really enjoyed seeing the true side of the Sussex story。 I think the authors did a great job getting facts and being thorough。
Timothy Reinhardt
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Vapid。 That is the word that kept popping up in my mind as I made my way through this book。 I have never been interested in royal gossip and actions。 Perhaps I was permanently scarred when a family member forced me as a child to watch the royal wedding in 1981。 At the time， I didn't understand the attraction about a wasted display of opulence。 I still don't。 Unfortunately Finding Freedom is filled with endless name dropping and detailed description of expensive ceremonies。 But the worst element Vapid。 That is the word that kept popping up in my mind as I made my way through this book。 I have never been interested in royal gossip and actions。 Perhaps I was permanently scarred when a family member forced me as a child to watch the royal wedding in 1981。 At the time， I didn't understand the attraction about a wasted display of opulence。 I still don't。 Unfortunately Finding Freedom is filled with endless name dropping and detailed description of expensive ceremonies。 But the worst element of this book is the constant quotes attributed to a "good friend，" or "trusted friend，" or "someone close to the royal family。" The authors spend no time researching quotes for validity， which they acknowledge in the author notes， stating that if they had a majority of people stated something， they took the description as fact。 This was convenient， which I imagine the author， could then interview people with a certain slant as they wished。 If the intent of the authors was to show the couple in a good light， I think they failed。 Often the two are portrayed as superficial， volatile and petty。 The one positive about the book is that it has motivated me to find a better written account on this topic。 。。。more
The Literature Ladies
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All in all， this was a poor account。 It tried so hard to promote Harry and Meghan as untouchable， perfect， and the victims of horrible circumstances that it really just came across fake and unrelatable。www。theliteratureladies。com All in all， this was a poor account。 It tried so hard to promote Harry and Meghan as untouchable， perfect， and the victims of horrible circumstances that it really just came across fake and unrelatable。www。theliteratureladies。com 。。。more
Kayla Anderson
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I think most of the bad reviews for this are just Meghan haters， but I more just struggled with the slow pace and repetition of information from a previous book I had read about Harry and Meghan。 This one definitely skewed more positively toward them than anything else I have read， so I can understand the argument that they might have been involved in writing it。
Kathleenalford
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It was interesting to hear Harry and Meghan's story; however， there was not much new information that I didn't already know。 It was a quick read， but it was not a spellbinding read。 It was interesting to hear Harry and Meghan's story; however， there was not much new information that I didn't already know。 It was a quick read， but it was not a spellbinding read。 。。。more
Lisa Turner
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Excellent！ To finally hear their side was a lovely blessing ！
Laura
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I liked it。 It was definitely written with a slanted viewpoint of someone who favors Harry and Meghan， but I enjoyed listening to it。
Lisa A
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An interesting read if you are invested in the Royal family。 It provides a side to the drama that is being played out publicly。 It’s clearly one narrative and when you read it you can decide for yourself what you think of it。
Lindsay Harris
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This book was awful。 I got a quarter in and had to stop。 Self-serving drivel。 Don’t bother reading。
Lena Austin
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I have a feeling my review won’t be popular but here goes。 I feel for Harry and Meghan。 Harry is not William and Meghan is certainly not Kate。 I understand that the monarch deals with controversy and rumor differently than most; however the family should stand together to protect their own。 No one backed up Harry to make his own choices （albeit not favorable choices to most of the royals） but a little more public support from William and Kate and Charles and Camilla probably would have went a lo I have a feeling my review won’t be popular but here goes。 I feel for Harry and Meghan。 Harry is not William and Meghan is certainly not Kate。 I understand that the monarch deals with controversy and rumor differently than most; however the family should stand together to protect their own。 No one backed up Harry to make his own choices （albeit not favorable choices to most of the royals） but a little more public support from William and Kate and Charles and Camilla probably would have went a long way to soften the blow from the press snd the public。 I feel like the story was told in a way that didn’t make H&M look like Sparkling jewels but rather shared their mistakes and maybe wrong decisions but also made them 2 pp in love and wanting to not be in the public eye like the rest of the royals。 。。。more
Nicole Cuturia
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Let me start this by saying。 That I don't read quickly。 A book any book， takes me awhile to finish。 That being said。 I started this book， and managed to finish in 3 days。 Literally reading 100 pages my first day alone。 Subjects in this book go in depth， and personal。 Do I believe that Meghan and Harry participated in the book？ No。 Do they blame the family for what happened。 Some what。 But it's mostly on "the firm" or as Diana used to call them "the grey suits"。 The family is part of the firm， bu Let me start this by saying。 That I don't read quickly。 A book any book， takes me awhile to finish。 That being said。 I started this book， and managed to finish in 3 days。 Literally reading 100 pages my first day alone。 Subjects in this book go in depth， and personal。 Do I believe that Meghan and Harry participated in the book？ No。 Do they blame the family for what happened。 Some what。 But it's mostly on "the firm" or as Diana used to call them "the grey suits"。 The family is part of the firm， but are not the firm。 I had too quickly come to realize that the firm are their aides， and the courtiers。 The advisors to the family。 While they speak for the Queen and family。 They tend to also want to protect the Monarchy （the old institution） rather than adapt and grow。 They discuss things like Yvonne （Samantha Markle）， Thomas Markle Jr。， and Thomas Markle。 They discuss Thomas Jr。 legal troubles。 Samatha changing her name， her hair color and what not， after Meghan got engaged to Harry。 They discuss how Thomas Markle won some lottery with a prize of $750，000， but because he "had a big heart" he gave it to Samantha， and Thomas Junior and made bad investments。 They also discuss that after the staged photos。 Meghan begged her father to get in the car they sent for him， and come to London。 He refused。 He actually stopped speaking to her， after the photos came out。 He to this day continues to play victim， when he's the abuser。 We as the public will never know the whole truth。 But I have a feeling their side， is more truthful than the "firm"。 It's a good read， and kept me intrigued。 Just makes me realize， that tabloids paid a large part in their departure。 Harry did it to keep history from repeating itself。 He's being protective， and I can't blame a new father， wanting to keep his family safe。 It's a great read。 Read it with an open mind。 。。。more
Nicole
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Nice to get a little more of the couples back story。 This was clearly written by Meghan， and or dictated by Meghan so that's cool。 Just wish she would have put her name on it as it feels a bit cheap now。 Poorly written， but good insight。 Nice to get a little more of the couples back story。 This was clearly written by Meghan， and or dictated by Meghan so that's cool。 Just wish she would have put her name on it as it feels a bit cheap now。 Poorly written， but good insight。 。。。more
J R
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Too many lies， couldn't read that awful book Too many lies， couldn't read that awful book 。。。more
T。 M。 Elzy
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Engaging and Informative。 Mesmerizing！This behind the scenes glimpse of familiar news stories was both engrossing and entertaining。 It felt like a series of intimate conversations with a close friend。 Written with a humanistic and sympathetic perspective for it's subjects， Finding Freedom made me wish I didn't already know the outcome; that there was a moment of behind the scenes reconciliation between the two brothers。 But the truth that those same people are still flawed human beings， subject Engaging and Informative。 Mesmerizing！This behind the scenes glimpse of familiar news stories was both engrossing and entertaining。 It felt like a series of intimate conversations with a close friend。 Written with a humanistic and sympathetic perspective for it's subjects， Finding Freedom made me wish I didn't already know the outcome; that there was a moment of behind the scenes reconciliation between the two brothers。 But the truth that those same people are still flawed human beings， subject to the same missteps and misunderstandings as the rest of us， for me drove both dialogue and situations。 You'll be left with the urge to cheer for an update to this book that includes two families that both realize and honor their connection to one another before it's too late。 Thumbs up to the authors of this book; well researched and well done！ 。。。more
Tristan Howard
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Quick and easy read！ Interesting premise， but I don't feel like I learned much that wasn't already known at this point。 This didn't quite feel like a fully formed biography either- more of just a brief overview about Meghan entering and leaving royalty。 I would love to read a memoir actually written by Meghan or Harry one day！ Quick and easy read！ Interesting premise， but I don't feel like I learned much that wasn't already known at this point。 This didn't quite feel like a fully formed biography either- more of just a brief overview about Meghan entering and leaving royalty。 I would love to read a memoir actually written by Meghan or Harry one day！ 。。。more
Laurie
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I don't have a solid opinion on Harry and Meghan。 On the one hand， grown adults should have the freedom to live how and where they wish （#freebritney）。 I've watched enough of "The Crown" to know that the British Royalty's sense of duty above all else can be really messed up。 And without a doubt Harry and Meghan have both had some significant mental health issues and I commend them both， him especially， for being a role model and a leader when it comes to mental wellness advocacy。 But。。。 ugh， the I don't have a solid opinion on Harry and Meghan。 On the one hand， grown adults should have the freedom to live how and where they wish （#freebritney）。 I've watched enough of "The Crown" to know that the British Royalty's sense of duty above all else can be really messed up。 And without a doubt Harry and Meghan have both had some significant mental health issues and I commend them both， him especially， for being a role model and a leader when it comes to mental wellness advocacy。 But。。。 ugh， these two sometimes seem so whiny and privileged and impulsive and impatient and tone-deaf， and did I mention whiny and tone-deaf？But this is a review on the book， not on them。 And this book is ridiculous and cringy。 Incredibly one-sided， and breathless and deferential and venerating the point that I just wanted to roll my eyes constantly。 There is simply no way this book did not have Harry and Meghan as sources -- the level of detail was preposterous -- but if the purpose of this book was to make me more sympathetic， it actually had the opposite effect on me。 Time and time and time again， the examples the authors choose to highlight demonstrate a couple that is incredibly， disgustingly rich; wrapped up with one another without concerns about family or friends （the 'us against the world' mentality）; and who genuinely see themselves as saviors with a higher calling。 It's just too much。 And the authors lay it all on so thick。 Ugh。 I picked it this book up at the library on a whim， and I not only regret the time I spent reading it， but there is no way I would recommend it to anyone。 But because I did， in fact， read it through to the end （why？）， it gets one star from me。 。。。more
Gretchen Phillips
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Many years ago I read Brett Easton Ellis’ American Psycho， a novel that was more like a tedious listing of 80’s au courant name-dropping interspersed with episodes of extreme depravity and violence。 Finding Freedom is a “biography” that reads more like a tedious listing of modern haute couture name-dropping interspersed with episodes of self-styled victimization or martyrdom by Harry and Meghan。 If this book is supposed to make them more sympathetic， it fails spectacularly。 The authors are equal Many years ago I read Brett Easton Ellis’ American Psycho， a novel that was more like a tedious listing of 80’s au courant name-dropping interspersed with episodes of extreme depravity and violence。 Finding Freedom is a “biography” that reads more like a tedious listing of modern haute couture name-dropping interspersed with episodes of self-styled victimization or martyrdom by Harry and Meghan。 If this book is supposed to make them more sympathetic， it fails spectacularly。 The authors are equally as tone deaf as their subjects。 。。。more
Janet Stanfield
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Very interesting， a look into the background information。
Tina John
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