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020 _a9781455566976
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020 _a1455566977
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035 _a(OCoLC)989965984
037 _bGrand Central Pub, C/O Little Brown & Co Order Dept 53 State st 9th Fl, Boston, MA, USA, 02109
_nSAN 200-2205
042 _apcc
043 _ae-uk---
092 _aWindsor, W.
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049 _aNFGA
100 1 _aMorton, Andrew,
_d1953-
_eauthor.
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245 1 0 _aWallis in love :
_bthe untold life of the Duchess of Windsor, the woman who changed the monarchy /
_cAndrew Morton.
250 _aFirst edition.
263 _a1802
264 1 _aNew York :
_bGrand Central Publishing/Hachette Book Group,
_c2018.
264 4 _c©2018
300 _axi, 386 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
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337 _aunmediated
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338 _avolume
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (page [343]-376) and index.
520 _aBefore she was the woman who enticed a king from his throne, Bessie Wallis Warfield was a prudish girl from Baltimore. Morton shows how she transformed from a hard-nosed gold-digger to charming chatelaine, taking us through Wallis's romantic adventures in Washington, China, and London.
520 _a"Before she became known as the woman who enticed a king from his throne and birthright, Bessie Wallis Warfield was a prudish and particular girl from Baltimore. At turns imaginative, ambitious, and spoiled, Wallis's first words as recalled by her family were "me, me." From that young age, she was in want of nothing but stability, status, and social acceptance as she fought to climb the social ladder and take her place in London society. As irony would have it, she would gain the love and devotion of a king, but only at the cost of his throne and her reputation. In Wallis In Love, acclaimed biographer Andrew Morton offers a fresh portrait of Wallis Simpson in all her vibrancy and brazenness as she transformed from a hard-nosed gold-digger to charming chatelaine. Using diary entries, letters, and other never-before-seen records, Morton takes us through Wallis's romantic adventures in Washington, China, and her entrance into the strange wonderland that is London society. During her journey, we meet an extraordinary array of characters, many of whom smoothed the way for her dalliance with the king of England, Edward VIII. Wallis In Love goes beyond Wallis's infamous persona and reveals a complex, domineering woman striving to determine her own fate and grapple with matters of the heart."--Dust jacket.
505 0 _a"All is love" -- I married a sadist -- He was simply irresistible -- "The world's biggest tease" -- Wallis stole my man -- "This weird royal obsession" -- "Mission accomplished" -- A shortlist of one -- A bounder, a libertine, and a spy -- "Wally for queen!" -- "You God-damned fool" -- I want your baby -- "Only one woman exists for him" -- "A whole nation against one woman" -- "The only man I've ever loved" -- "Ice runs through their veins" -- "Wallis, Wallis, Wallis, Wallis."
600 1 0 _aWindsor, Wallis Warfield,
_cDuchess of,
_d1896-1986.
_9199455
600 1 0 _aWindsor, Edward,
_cDuke of,
_d1894-1972
_xMarriage.
_9199454
650 0 _aNobility
_zGreat Britain
_vBiography.
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650 0 _aMarriages of royalty and nobility
_zGreat Britain
_xHistory
_y20th century.
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655 7 _aBiographies.
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