Screen LibraryWallis in love : the untold life of the Duchess of Windsor, the woman who changed the monarchy /
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.
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Grand Central Publishing,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2018. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
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. |
| Carrier Form: | xi, 386 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [371]-376) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781455566976 (hardcover) : 1455566977 (hardcover) 9781455566952 (paperback) 1455566950 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | DA581 |
| CLC: | K835.617 |
| Call Number: | K835.617/W766M-1 |
| 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." |