The whole world knew she was troubled--that was, in fact, part of her "Shy Di" appeal. Those who immersed themselves in the turbulent life and times of Diana, Princess of Wales, knew about her struggles with bulimia, her tendency to throw herself down stairs, her unwise love affairs, her basic inability to stick with any notion for much longer than it took her to tire of her latest--albeit fabulous--hairstyle.
So in a sense what is being billed as the primary newsbreak of Diana in Search of Herself (Times Books; 451 pages; $25), Sally Bedell Smith's biography of the late princess, is...