The Real Wallis Simpson: A New History of the American Divorcee Who Became the Duchess of Windsor by Anna Pasternak
The Real Wallis Simpson: A New History of the American Divorcee Who Became the Duchess of Windsor by Anna Pasternak
The story that has been told repeatedly is this: the handsome charismatic and popular Prince Edward was seduced by an unattractive, divorced, overly ambitious Woman, Wallis Simpson. Unwilling to reign without the woman he loved, he abdicated, and his family banished him. The couple spent the rest of their days in exile, devoted and happy in love.
Now, Anna Pasternak tells a different story: Wallis was the victim of the abdication, not the villain. Warm, well-mannered and witty, she was flattered by Prince Edward's attention, but like everyone else, she never expected his infatuation to last. She did not anticipate his jealous, obsessive, childish nature -- and his absolute refusal to let her go. Edward's true character, however, was no secret to the royal family, the Church or Parliament; they knew he was utterly unfit to rule and that Wallis was the perfect means of forcing Edward from the throne.
In a complex, riveting, and tragic true story of manipulation and betrayal, Anna Pasternak rejects history's destruction of t eh Duchess of Windsor to reveal a loyal and intelligent woman who was trapped by cunning, powerful men in a life she never wanted. Pasternak -- who has had privileged access to the royal couple's inner circle and has unearthed four never-before-published photographs -- has finally given Wallis her authentic voice in this intimate, moving account.
Atria Books, Hardcover, 1st Edition, 1st Printing, 2019, 338 pages
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