Books like Prince Charles by Sally Bedell Smith

A groundbreaking memoir that blends personal narrative with rigorous theory, charting Maggie Nelson’s queer romance, pregnancy, and the politics of love and family.

Jung Chang paints a vivid portrait of China’s social conditions, tracing the lives of families and women from the 1920s through the Cultural Revolution in a personal, biographical style.

Amy Chua recounts how her strict, Chinese‑style parenting shaped her daughters, Sophia and Louisa, and itself challenged Western expectations of child‑rearing, navigating cultural clashes and personal growth.

The Sackler family’s rise from 20th‑century Brooklyn to global wealth, fueled by the marketing of Valium and OxyContin, is examined in this investigative history that links their philanthropy, corporate tactics, and the opioid crisis.

Joan Didion chronicles the sudden loss of her husband and daughter, exploring grief, memory, and the complex bonds that bind family and life. An intimate memoir that examines mourning and the ritual of remembrance.

Sally Mann, famed photographer, interweaves narrative and imagery in a heartfelt memoir that traces her family's complex history in the American South.

American Lion tells the life and presidency of Andrew Jackson, blending new family papers with political history to reveal how he reshaped the presidency and American democracy.

In Dear Mr. You, Mary‑Louise Parker writes a personal collection of letters to the men who have shaped her life, revealing the intimate ties of family, friendship, and romance that define her journey.

Charles: The Heart of a King is the first significant biography of Prince Charles in over two decades, providing the first glimpse inside the realigned monarchy that the Prince now leads. It covers topics such as his approach to his future role as king and head of the Church of England, the wilder shores of his personal and political philosophy, his family relationships and his first marriage. Mayer offers an enlightening insider's look at Charles the prince, the royal vocation and its inherent court struggles, Charles the philanthropist and businessman, founding the Prince's Trust and setting up one of Britain's first organic farms, to Charles the reformer and his controversial ideas on the relationship between the monarch and the Church of England. She also takes a closer look at Charles the man, at his upbringing, his brutal schooling and military service and his difficult relationship with his parents, as well as a reappraisal of his marriage to Diana.

An intimate biography of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret, focusing on their youthful years and family life.