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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morton, Andrew, 1953- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Windsor, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of, 1896-1986.

Windsor, Wallis Warfield.

Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972--Marriage.

Windsor, Edward.

Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972.

Windsor, Wallis Warfield Duchess of 1896-1986.

Nobility--Great Britain--Biography.

Nobility.

Marriage.

Great Britain.

Marriages of royalty and nobility--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Marriages of royalty and nobility.

History.

Local Subjects:

Windsor, Wallis Warfield Duchess of 1896-1986.

Nobility--Great Britain--Biography.

Marriages of royalty and nobility--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 386 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2018.

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.

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."

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page [343]-376) and index.

ISBN:

9781455566976

1455566977

OCLC:

989965984