«Spare»: Prince Harry's memoir breaks sales record

Prince Harry's controversial autobiography titled Spare, which had caused a stir before it hit the shelves in Britain, has gone on sale. The publication Evening Standard writes about it.

According to the newspaper, about ten bookstores did not stop working on the night of January 9 to be the first to offer everyone interested in the autobiography of the youngest son of King Charles III. In the morning
10 January they will be joined by shops across the United Kingdom.

Outlets have long been putting promotional posters in their windows offering to pre-order the book for half price. Some people have ordered books online and have already received them a couple of days before the official sale date.

Meanwhile, Sky New reported that Spare, according to its publisher, has already become the fastest-selling non-fiction book in history.

Publisher Transworld Penguin Random House said it has already sold 400,000 copies in hardcover, e-book and audio format and that the book's success has exceeded even the most optimistic expectations.

Spanish readers were the luckiest of all, as the book appeared in shops last week by mistake. The mistake was quickly corrected, but a few copies ended up in the hands of British journalists, who told some scandalous stories.

In 410 pages, the prince reveals details of the life of the royal family, his internal conflicts with its members and unexpected details from his past, such as conversations with a sorceress who allegedly had the gift of communicating with the dead, or an argument with his own brother, which ended with a beating.