PublishedMichael O'Mara, March 2018 |
ISBN9781782439318 |
FormatSoftcover, 256 pages |
Dimensions23.4cm × 15.3cm |
Sunday Times bestselling author, Andrew Morton reveals new information and sources that totally transform our perception of Wallis Simpson.
Wallis in Love brings a fascinating new perspective on the 20th century's most controversial royal scandal. Andrew Morton's impeccable research and unerring skill for riveting storytelling combine to present a strong case for a new and startling reveal: that the woman who rocked the world with her uncompromising passion for the Prince of Wales may have fooled everyone by keeping the object of her true passion hidden away ...
From her relatively lowly beginnings in America - where young Wallis and her mother were dependent on her domineering and powerful Uncle Sol, to her rise through the social ranks and her determination to one day beat men at their own game - to the ultimate conquest of the Prince of Wales, Morton paints a vivid and multi-faceted picture of a compelling, ambitious and often hard-hearted woman, who may have won the jewel in the British crown but very possibly at the expense of her true happiness.
Wallis in Love reveals the men Wallis truly loved, the men who broke her heart - and the hearts she broke in turn. It exposes for the first time the truly astonishing offer she made to another man days before her wedding to the ex-king, the Duke of Windsor.
In this vivid, fresh and frankly amazing portrait of the Duchess of Windsor, Morton draws on interviews, secret letters, diaries and never before seen or heard primary sources.
From the day she was born in a ramshackle cottage in the hills to revealing what really happened the night her husband died, Morton paints a fresh and enticing portrait of the Duchess of Windsor.
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The story of Wallis Simpson and Edward Windsor has been told many times, but this new biography by Andrew Morton shows a new side to it. Morton argues that the fairy-tale romance was a sham; that Wallis wasn’t in love with Edward and that she offered to marry another man just days before her wedding to the ex-King. It’s a fresh and fascinating portrait of the Duchess of Windsor, of the men she truly loved, the men who broke her heart, and the hearts she broke in turn.
