The Real Wallis Simpson: A New History of the American

The Real Wallis Simpson: A New History of the American Divorcée Who Became the Duchess of Windsor

Wallis Simpson is known as the woman at the center of the most scandalous love affair of the 20th century, but in this â€œunputdownableâ€¦lively and detailedâ€ (The Times) 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 womanâ€”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 divorcÃ©e. 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 Pasternakâ€™s The Real Wallis Simpson 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 Edwardâ€™s attention, but like everyone else, she never expected his infatuation to last. She never anticipated his jealous, possessive natureâ€”and his absolute refusal to let her go.

Edwardâ€™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 faÃ§ade, he was utterly unfit to rule. Caught in Edwardâ€™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 â€œa host of intriguing insights into a misunderstood womanâ€ (Kirkus Reviews).
Country USA
Brand Atria Books
Manufacturer Atria Books
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2019-03-05
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781501198441

Country	USA
Brand	Atria Books
Manufacturer	Atria Books
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2019-03-05
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781501198441

The Real Wallis Simpson: A New History of the American Divorcée Who Became the Duchess of Windsor

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