The real Wallis Simpson : a new history of the American divorcée who became the Duchess of Windsor
(2019)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
BIOGRAPHY/WINDSOR,W
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Atria Books, 2019
EDITION
First Atria Books hardcover edition
DESCRIPTION
xxiv, 338 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781501198441, 1501198440 :, 1501198440, 9781501198441
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
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
"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." --