Princess Diana's Revenge

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name = Princess Diana's Revenge


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author = Michael de Larrabeiti
cover_artist = Michael de Larrabeiti / Sam Harris
country = United Kingdom
language = English
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genre = Novel
publisher = Tallis House
release_date = 2006
media_type = Print (Paperback & Hardback)
pages = 200 pp (Paperback); 196 pp (Hardback)
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isbn = ISBN 1-84728-413-2

"Princess Diana's Revenge" is a novel written by the English writer Michael de Larrabeiti and published in 2006 by Tallis House. In the context of de Larrabeiti's other work it is perhaps closest in tone to his thrillers "The Bunce" and "The Hollywood Takes", dealing with conspiracy theories and partly featuring the documentary film business in which de Larrabeiti's earlier novels were set.

Despite de Larrabeiti being an established author of thirty years standing, "Princess Diana's Revenge" was turned down by his literary agents, Curtis Brown. The novel was then turned down by over thirty publishers in the United Kingdom. In response to this de Larrabeiti decided to self-publish under his own imprint, "Tallis House". He is one of the first established authors to self-publish, along with the Canadian writer Jim Munroe.

"Princess Diana's Revenge" tells the story of Joe Rapps, a director and cameraman who slips into the surreal world of Milton Magna, an Oxfordshire village which is based on the real village of Great Milton where de Larrabeiti has lived for over thirty years. Rapps is drawn into various conspiracies revolving around the "Friends of Diana", a cult which has grown up around the memory of Princess Diana and is determined to avenge her death.

Although "Princess Diana's Revenge" is not as explicitly anti-authoritarian as de Larrabeiti's most famous work, "The Borrible Trilogy", its satire of members of the Royal Family ensure that the book is run-through with the anti-authoritarianism that is present in all of de Larrabeiti's work.

Plot summary

The novel's central character is Joe Rapps, a director-cameraman. At the start of the novel Rapps is released from Wandsworth prison, where he was imprisoned for accidentally killing two children while driving drunk.

ee also

*"The Queen (2006 film)"

External links

* [http://www.michaeldelarrabeiti.com/books/pdr.html "Princess Diana's Revenge" page on the author's official website]
* [http://www.michaeldelarrabeiti.com/multimedia/files/PDR_Sample.pdf Free PDF of first section of "Princess Diana's Revenge]
* [http://www.michaeldelarrabeiti.com/multimedia/files/PDR%20Press%20Release.pdf Press release for "Princess Diana's Revenge"]