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That woman : the life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor Cover Image Book

That woman : the life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor / Anne Sebba.

Sebba, Anne, (author.).

Summary:

"One of Britain's most distinguished biographers turns her focus on one of the most vilified women of the last century. Historian Anne Sebba has written the first full biography by a woman of Wallis Simpson, Duches of Windsor, which sheds light on the fascinating and enigmatic American divorcee who nearly became Queen of England."--Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9781250002969
  • ISBN: 9781250022189
  • Physical Description: xvi, 344 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First United States edition
  • Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 318-324) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Becoming Wallis: she has the Warfield look -- Understanding Wallis: I am naturally gay and flirtatious -- Wallis in wonderland: too good for a woman -- Wallis on the lookout: I can't go on wandering for the rest of my life -- Wallis on the sidelines: I suppose I'll have to take the fatal plunge one of these days -- Wallis in control: keeping up with 2 men is making me move all the time -- Wallis out of control: I have of course been under a most awful strain with Ernest and H.M. -- Wallis in the witness box: I've been pretty flattened out by the world in general -- Wallis on the run: concentrate on the legal side now -- Wallis in exile: mummy dear, isn't it nice to have a Royal Family again -- Wallis at war: and with all her charity, she had not a word to say for "That Woman" -- Wallis grits her teeth: "Les Anglais" are very strange people, I find -- Best-dressed Wallis: the Windsors' prestige is not what it used to be -- Wallis alone: all the wicked things she's done in her life.

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Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972 > Marriage.
Windsor, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of, 1896-1986.
Marriages of royalty and nobility > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Nobility > Great Britain > Biography.
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Biographies.

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