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

Summary:

At the center of the most scandalous love affair of the 20th century, Wallis Simposon was accused of entrapping Prince Edward in a seductive web in order to become Queen of England. This biography, based on new information revealed by those who were close to the couple, redeems a woman wronged by history, presenting Wallis as a convenient scapegoat to rid England of a king deemed unworthy to rule.

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  • ISBN: 9781432865399
  • ISBN: 1432865390
  • Physical Description: 631 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: Large print edition.
  • Publisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2019.

Content descriptions

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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.
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.
Large print books.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Rockingham County Public Library.

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