The Real Wallis Simpson
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The American Duchess
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Author : Anna Pasternak
language : en
Publisher: Atria Books
Release Date : 2020-04-14
The American Duchess written by Anna Pasternak and has been published by Atria Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-14 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Wallis Simpson is known as the woman at the center of the most scandalous love affair of the 20th century, but in this “unputdownable…lively and detailed” (The Times, London) biography, discover a woman wronged by history with new information revealed by the latest research and those who were close to the couple. The story that has been told repeatedly is this: The handsome, charismatic, and popular Prince Edward was expected to marry a well-bred virgin who would one day become Queen of England when he ascended the throne. But when the prince was nearly forty, he fell in love with a divorced American woman—Wallis Simpson. No one thought the relationship would last, and when the prince did become king, everyone assumed that was the end of the affair. But to the shock of the British establishment, the new king announced his intention to marry the American divorcée. Overnight, Wallis was accused of entrapping the prince in a seductive web in order to achieve her audacious ambition to be queen. After declaring that he could not rule without the woman he loved, the king abdicated, and his family banished him and his new wife from the country. The couple spent the rest of their days in exile, but happy in their devoted love for each other. Now, Anna Pasternak’s The American Dutchess tells a different story: that Wallis was the victim of the abdication, not the villain. Warm, well-mannered, and witty, Wallis was flattered by Prince Edward’s attention, but like everyone else, she never expected his infatuation to last. She never anticipated his jealous, possessive nature—and his absolute refusal to let her go. Edward’s true dark nature, however, was no secret to the royal family, the church, or the Parliament; everyone close to Edward knew that beyond his charming façade, he was utterly unfit to rule. Caught in Edward’s fierce obsession, she became the perfect scapegoat for those who wished to dethrone the troubled king. With profound insight and evenhanded research, Pasternak pulls back the curtain on one of the darkest fairy tales in recent memory and effortlessly reveals “a host of intriguing insights into a misunderstood woman” (Kirkus Reviews).
Wallis In Love
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Author : Andrew Morton
language : en
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
Release Date : 2018-02-13
Wallis In Love written by Andrew Morton and has been published by Michael O'Mara Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-13 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. Wallis in Love is a vivid, fresh and frankly amazing portrait of Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor. Morton draws on interviews, secret letters, diaries and never before seen or heard primary sources.
The Real Wallis Simpson
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Author : Anna Pasternak
language : en
Publisher: Thorndike Press Large Print
Release Date : 2019
The Real Wallis Simpson written by Anna Pasternak and has been published by Thorndike Press Large Print this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A New York Times Bestselling AuthorAt the center of the most scandalous love affair of the 20th century, Wallis Simpson was accused of entrapping Prince Edward in a seductive web in order to achieve her audacious ambition to become Queen of England. But in this surprising new biography, Anna Pasternak tells a different story. Although flattered by the prince's infatuation, Wallis never expected it to last. She never wanted to divorce her husband or marry Edward. But she hadn't anticipated his absolute refusal to let her go. Caught in Edward's obsession, Wallis became the perfect scapegoat for those who wished to dethrone a king they deemed unworthy to rule.
The Duchess Of Windsor
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Author : Greg King
language : en
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Release Date : 2011-05-01
The Duchess Of Windsor written by Greg King and has been published by Kensington Publishing Corp. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
“A sympathetic and believable portrait” of the American woman for whom King Edward VIII gave up the throne, with photos included (Christian Science Monitor). A woman's life can really be a succession of lives, each revolving around some emotionally compelling situation or challenge, and each marked off by some intense experience. It was the love story of the century—the king and the commoner. In December 1936, King Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry “the woman I love,” Wallis Warfield Simpson, a twice-divorced American who quickly became one of the twentieth century's most famous personalities, a figure of intrigue and mystery, both admired and reviled. Wrongly blamed for the abdication crisis, Wallis suffered hostility from the Royal Family and much of the world. Yet interest in her story has remained constant, resulting in a small library of biographies that convey a thinly veiled animosity toward their subject. The truth, however, is infinitely more fascinating than the shallow, pathetic portrait that has often been painted. Using previously untapped sources, acclaimed biographer Greg King presents a complete and, for the first time, sympathetic portrait of the Duchess that sifts the decades of rumor and accusation to reveal the woman behind the legend. From her birth in Pennsylvania during the Gilded Age to her death in Paris in 1986, King takes the reader through a world of privilege, palaces, high society, and love with the accompaniment of hatreds, feuds, conspiracies, and lies. The cast of characters is vast: politicians and presidents, dictators and socialites. Twenty-four pages of photographs reveal the life of the Duchess in all its incomparable glamour and romance. “A wide, absurd cast of characters—led by the British royal family . . . Wallis’ lavish decorati
The King And Mrs Simpson
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Author : Erin Frances Schulz
language : en
Publisher: W.S. Beetle & Co.
Release Date : 2008-06
The King And Mrs Simpson written by Erin Frances Schulz and has been published by W.S. Beetle & Co. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Heart Has Its Reasons
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Author : Wallis Warfield Duchess of Windsor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
The Heart Has Its Reasons written by Wallis Warfield Duchess of Windsor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Great Britain categories.
The Duchess writes of her first two marriages, her divorce, her escape from the abdication publicity, and her marriage to Edward VIII.
That Woman
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Author : Anne Sebba
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2011-08-18
That Woman written by Anne Sebba and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-18 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Bestselling biography of the enduringly fascinating Wallis Simpson One of Britain's most distinguished biographers turns her focus on one of the most vilified women of the twentieth century. Historian Anne Sebba has written the first full biography by a woman of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor. 'That woman', as she was referred to by the Queen Mother, became a hate figure for ensnaring a British king and destabilising the monarchy. Neither beautiful nor brilliant, she nevertheless became one of the most talked-about women of her generation, and she inspired such deep love and adoration in Edward VIII that he gave up a throne and an empire for her. Wallis lived by her wit and her wits, while both her apparent and alleged moral transgressions added to her aura and dazzle. Based on new archives and material only recently made available, this scrupulously researched biography sheds new light on the character and motivations of a powerful, charismatic and complex woman.
The Darkness Of Wallis Simpson Storycuts
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Author : Rose Tremain
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-11-17
The Darkness Of Wallis Simpson Storycuts written by Rose Tremain and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-17 with Fiction categories.
Repeatedly exhorted by a strange figure to remember unspecified facts about her life, Wallis struggles with a world of random, snapshot memories. Try as she might to remember her third husband, the dull little man with no name, it is deeper remembrances that engulf her on her death bed, blotting out the inconsequential details of her life. Part of the Storycuts series, this story was previously published in the collection The Darkness of Wallis Simpson.
The Woman Before Wallis
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Author : Bryn Turnbull
language : en
Publisher: MIRA
Release Date : 2020-07-21
The Woman Before Wallis written by Bryn Turnbull and has been published by MIRA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-21 with Fiction categories.
“Brimming with scandal and an equal amount of heart…a sweeping yet intimate look at the lives of some of history’s most notorious figures from Vanderbilts to the Prince of Wales… A must-read.”—Chanel Cleeton, New York Times bestselling author of When We Left Cuba and Next Year in Havana “Bryn Turnbull takes a story we think we know and turns it on its head, with captivating results… A beautifully written, meticulously researched and altogether memorable debut.”—Jennifer Robson, USA TODAY bestselling author of The Gown For fans of The Paris Wife and The Crown, this stunning novel tells the true story of the American divorcée who captured Prince Edward’s heart before he abdicated his throne for Wallis Simpson. In the summer of 1926, when Thelma Morgan marries Viscount Duke Furness after a whirlwind romance, she’s immersed in a gilded world of extraordinary wealth and privilege. For Thelma, the daughter of an American diplomat, her new life as a member of the British aristocracy is like a fairy tale—even more so when her husband introduces her to Edward, Prince of Wales. In a twist of fate, her marriage to Duke leads her to fall headlong into a love affair with Edward. But happiness is fleeting, and their love is threatened when Thelma’s sister, Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, becomes embroiled in a scandal with far-reaching implications. As Thelma sails to New York to support Gloria, she leaves Edward in the hands of her trusted friend Wallis, never imagining the consequences that will follow. Bryn Turnbull takes readers from the raucous glamour of the Paris Ritz and the French Riviera to the quiet, private corners of St. James’s Palace in this sweeping story of love, loyalty and betrayal. Looking for more sweeping historical fiction? Don't miss Bryn Turnbull's new novel. The Last Grand Duchess takes readers behind palace walls to see the end of Imperial Russia through the eyes of Olga Romanov, the first daughter of the last Tsar.
17 Carnations
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Author : Andrew Morton
language : en
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Release Date : 2015-03-10
17 Carnations written by Andrew Morton and has been published by Grand Central Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-10 with History categories.
From the author of New York Times bestseller MEGHAN comes a scandalous historical drama about the secrets hidden between the royal family, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, the Duke of Windsor, and Adolf Hitler before, during, and after World War II. Andrew Morton tells the story of the feckless Edward VIII, later Duke of Windsor, his American wife, Wallis Simpson, the bizarre wartime Nazi plot to make him a puppet king after the invasion of Britain, and the attempted cover-up by Churchill, General Eisenhower, and King George VI of the duke's relations with Hitler. From the alleged affair between Simpson and the German foreign minister to the discovery of top secret correspondence about the man dubbed "the traitor king" and the Nazi high command, this is a saga of intrigue, betrayal, and deception suffused with a heady aroma of sex and suspicion. For the first time, Morton reveals the full story behind the cover-up of those damning letters and diagrams: the daring heist ordered by King George VI, the smooth duplicity of a Soviet spy as well as the bitter rows and recriminations among the British and American diplomats, politicians, and academics. Drawing on FBI documents, exclusive pictures, and material from the German, Russian, and British royal archives, as well as the personal correspondence of Churchill, Eisenhower, and the Windsors themselves, 17 CARNATIONS is a dazzling historical drama, full of adventure, intrigue, and startling revelations, written by a master of the genre.