Wallis e-bog
46,46 DKK
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Two lovers. Two very different lives.History changed, forever.*The perfect sweeping historical drama for fans of THE CROWN*When debutante Wallis Simpson is growing up, she devotes her teenage daydreams to one man, the future King of England, Prince Edward. But it's Pamela Holtby, Wallis's aristocratic best friend, who mixes within the palace circle.Wallis's first marriage to a dashing young nav...
E-bog
46,46 DKK
Forlag
HarperCollins
Udgivet
10 maj 2012
Længde
464 sider
Genrer
Saga fiction (family / generational sagas)
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780007412600
Two lovers. Two very different lives.History changed, forever.*The perfect sweeping historical drama for fans of THE CROWN*When debutante Wallis Simpson is growing up, she devotes her teenage daydreams to one man, the future King of England, Prince Edward. But it's Pamela Holtby, Wallis's aristocratic best friend, who mixes within the palace circle.Wallis's first marriage to a dashing young naval pilot is not what she dreamt of; he turns out to be a dominating bully of a man, who punishes her relentlessly. But her fated marriage does open a suprising door, to the world of Navy couriers - where navy wives are being used to transport messages around the world. This interesting turn of fate takes Wallis from the exuberant social scene in Washington to a China that is just emerging from civil war.Edward in the meantime is busy fulfilling his royal duties - and some extra-curricular ones involving married women. Until the day, just before he ascends the throne as Edward VIII, he is introduced to a very special married woman, Wallis Simpson.Was Wallis Simpson really the monster the royal family perported her to be? Or was she an extraordinary woman who led an unimaginable life?A dramatic novel, that crosses continents and provides a unique insight into one of history's most charismatic and multi-faceted women.