Bottrop.
“Reserve” is controversial. Prince Harry criticizes the British royal family, talks about drug use and his “first time”.
Prince Harry’s autobiography “Reserve” sells like hot cakes in Bottrop. “The book is selling very well and is hotly debated,” says Annette Kubiak from the Humboldt bookstore on Kirchhellener Strasse. The book was published in German on Tuesday, January 10th. The work (512 pages) already had the reputation of being a scandalous book.
In it, the Duke of Sussex settles accounts with his family. The reader gets intimate insights into the inner workings of the British royal family. Garnished with piquant details, such as Prince Harry’s cocaine confession and the loss of his virginity behind a pub – a found feast for the English and German tabloid media.
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Bottrop bookstore: demand for the Prince Harry book is very high
The book is also a topic of conversation between booksellers and customers in the Humboldt bookshop in the city centre. “Does it make sense for Prince Harry to write a book like this?” or “Is he really doing himself a favor by doing this?” Annette Kubiak quotes just a few of the questions that are asked in business. She didn’t expect such a demand and therefore says: “I’m pleasantly surprised.”
Before publication, she thought January would be the right time to launch a book like this. Perhaps the pre-Christmas deal would have been more appropriate. It turns out differently. “Obviously the publisher did everything right,” she says.
The autobiography polarizes. In the Humboldt bookshop in Kirchhellen, too, it is said: “Opinion on the book is divided,” said one employee. “Some customers want to buy the book out of interest. Others say it’s impossible like Prince Harry is trying to make money from this book.”
For weeks, the grandson of the late Queen Elizabeth II has been beating the drum. Most recently on British and American television. “Prince Harry advertised his book very prominently,” says Stefanie Siebrecht, deputy branch manager of the Mayersche bookstore on Hochstrasse. The (for the time being) last copy “Reserve” was available on Thursday. Otherwise only the English version. Pre-orders are still possible. In response to WAZ inquiries, all bookshops in Bottrop have ordered new German editions.
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