Meghan Markle fails in front of Kate Middleton in her writing debut: her book is not a bestseller
While the Duchess of Cambridge's name made it to the top of the Amazon UK bestseller list, 'The Bench' fell short of the top 200. The Duchess of Sussex was heavily criticized for its content. his new children's book.
While Kate Middleton's photography book 'Hold Still' managed to reach number two on Amazon UK's best-sellers list, just on the day of its launch, 'The Bench', Meghan Markle's first book, It did not reach a place in the online store's 200 best-sellers on Tuesday, June 8, when it was put on the market, the Daily Mail reported.
According to the British website, the sales report mentions that 'The Bench' came in at number 205 on the Amazon UK list, and at 67 in children's books. The work, which was illustrated by Californian artist Christian Robinson, has 4 stars out of 5 possible and 20 reviews.
In addition to the new children's book not making it to the top of the bestseller list, it was harshly criticized by some journalists, "how a publisher could have thought of publishing this set of coddling homilies that defy grammar, let alone think of any child anywhere I'd want to read it, "wrote Claire Allfree of The Telegraph. There were also those who criticized the estrangement between Meghan and Thomas: "I don't know how you can write about a child, a son or a father, when you have not spoken with your own father for years," royal commentator Angela Levin told The Cut. The Duchess of Sussex has not seen her father in years and the Duke has distanced himself from Prince Charles in the past year.
The post, which explores "the special relationship between a father and son, seen through the eyes of a mother," comes four days after Markle welcomed her second daughter Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, who was included. as part of the illustrations in the book. The baby is represented by Robinson in the arms of the former actress, who is drawn with a sun hat, a white T-shirt and jeans. The post also includes a couple of illustrations of Harry and Archie, who are recognizable by their red hair.
'The Bench' was announced in May; Through a statement in which the Duchess of Sussex explained that the book had emerged from a poem that she wrote for Harry on Father's Day, after the birth of Archie, her first child. With this publication, Markle hoped to resonate "with all families, regardless of their makeup."
It is not known if Meghan received an advance for the book and if she will donate the proceeds to charities.
