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Wallis in love : the untold life of the Duchess of Windsor, the woman who changed the monarchy / Andrew Morton.

Author/creator Morton, Andrew, 1953- author.
Format Book and Print
EditionFirst edition.
Publication Info New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2018.
Copyright Notice ©2018
Descriptionxi, 386 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Contents "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."
Abstract Before 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (page [343]-376) and index.
Genre/formBiographies.
Genre/formBiography.
Genre/formHistory.
Genre/formBiographies.
LCCN 2017034572
ISBN9781455566976 hardcover
ISBN1455566977 hardcover
Stock numberGrand Central Pub, C/O Little Brown & Co Order Dept 53 State st 9th Fl, Boston, MA, USA, 02109 SAN 200-2205

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