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The real Wallis Simpson : a new history of the American divorcée who became the Duchess of Windsor / Anna Pasternak.

Pasternak, Anna, 1967- (author.).

Summary:

In a complex, riveting and tragic true story of manipulation and betrayal, Anna Pasternak rejects the conventional view of the Duchess of Windsor and reveals a loyal and intelligent woman who was trapped by cunning, powerful men in a life she never wanted.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781501198441
  • ISBN: 1501198440
  • Physical Description: xxiv, 338 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2019.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-319) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue: The heart has its reasons -- The Prince's girl -- Ich dien -- One and only -- God bless WE -- Down with the American harlot -- Oceans of agony -- The last hour -- The fury -- Untitled -- The Twilight Zone -- A shadow king -- Son Altesse Royale -- My David -- Epilogue: The cedar walk.

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Subject: Windsor, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of, 1896-1986.
Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972 > Marriage.
Nobility > Great Britain > Biography.
Marriages of royalty and nobility > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Genre: Biographies.

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