Diana's Story - Deric Longden

Wide Eyed and Legless was the title given to the film version of this book. I think that it would have been a great title to the book too. The book was actually written in the late 1980's, but was about the 1970's and is a true story of the authour's wife's battle with M.E. M.E is a dibilitating illness of unknown course and there is no known cure. The illness affects sufferers in varying degrees, some are able to work while others are completely bed bound. Diana suffered from a very bad form of the illness, not many of us get as bad as she did, she and Deric are an inspiration to us all. Diana fell ill in 1971 with a mystery illness ...  Read the complete review

I have never in my life felt the need to write to an author after reading one of his works, either to express congratulations or otherwise..and then I read 'Diana's Story' by Deric Longden. After reading this wonderful story of his life with M.E. sufferer Diana (his wife), I felt moved to put pen to paper and write to this very wonderful man, and to thank him for portraying an M.E. sufferer as a real life human being with thoughts, strengths, humour, intelligence and wit and not just as an 'invalid'. Maybe I'm a little biased, as I suffer from M.E. myself, but Longden's heartwarming and loving account of his life with this brave, ...  Read the complete review

A book detailing Princess Diana's story was released with the title "Diana - Her Story". The similarity of title between that book and "Diana's Story" is the only explanation that anyone has been able to come up with as to why the author was suddenly slapped in the middle of a book signing. The only explanation given by the upset female reader gave was "That's for ruining people's lives!" before storming off and vanishing. The subject matter is very definitely not a cheerful one. The bok gives us a glimpse of what is actually involved in living with a chronic debilitating illness. ...  Read the complete review