Synopsis:
Daughter of Narcissus is a stunning analysis by Lady Colin of her own dysfunctional family positioned at the heart of upper class Jamaican society from the middle of the 20th century to the present day. Covering the end of the British Colonial Age and the rise of a liberated generation, whilst addressing the narcissistic personality of her mother, the author brilliantly interconnects the sociological, political and personal. As she dissects the family dynamics lying beneath the appearance of wealth and power, Lady Colin's understanding of personality disorder is revelatory: compelling the reader to comprehend the destructive and tragic reality concealed by rational language and behaviour. Set against a backdrop of glamour, wealth and fame, this compulsive book is both a fascinating history of one socially prominent family, and a uniquely detailed analysis of narcissism, its manifestations and how to survive them in order to lead a purposeful and affirming life.
About the Author:
Lady Colin Campbell is a successful and prolific author and has been a prominent and often controversial figure in royal and social circles for many years. She perhaps is best known for her international bestselling book Diana in Private, 1992, and her subsequent extended and revelatory biography of the Princess of Wales, The Real Diana published in 2004. She has written books on the Royal Family, been a long term columnist and appeared numerous times on TV and Radio as an experienced Royal Insider and expert on the British aristocracy. In 1997 she published her autobiography, A Life Worth Living, which was serialised in The Daily Mail. Born in Jamaica, she spent much of her early adult life in America where she became a model and studied apparel design. She is connected to British royalty through common ancestors such as the Emperor Charlemagne and William the Conqueror as well as, through her marriage, to the uncle of the Duke of Argyll, who is a cousin of the Queen. She has two sons and lives in London. Her first novel, Empress Bianca, caused much public interest both in the US and UK when it was published in 2005, in part due to Lily Safra, an extremely wealthy widow, threatening to sue the original publishers for defamation. The original publication was pulped, yet with only very minor alterations Dynasty Press was proud to publish her debut novel which dissects the intrigue and cold hearted ambition within the elite classes of 20th century international society. Daughter of Narcissus is a departure from her former oeuvre as she turns her intelligence, analysis and compassion on her own dysfunctional family and particularly the effects of living with a narcissistic mother. Her alignment of the personal, psychological and political milieu of the period is highly illuminating and shows that as a writer she continues to develop in impressive and surprising ways. In particular, she demonstrates in this work that she does not spare herself and her family from the frankness and fearless openess which she has brought to all her other biographical works. Her latest book, The Untold Life of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, was published by Dynasty in the UK and St Martin's Press in the USA on April 24th 2012 and attracted considerable press interest. As People magazine has credited her, she brings penetrating insight and the empathy of a truly compassionate person to her subject, bringing the Queen Mother alive in a way that no previous writer has succeeded in doing. No other Royal writer has such an impressive list of revelations as she does. She was the first writer to reveal in 1992 that the Prince and Princess of Wales lead seperate lives; that Diana wanted a divorce; that both Charles and Diana had lovers; that Diana had an eating disorder; and that she believed that her body guard and former lover Barry Mannakee had been killed to silence him. Roundly reviled at the time of publication, every one of her revelations turned out to be true and People magazine credited her upon publication of her posthumous biography, The Real Diana, with having written the most believable and well informed biography.
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