Wallis : the novel

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Jefferson Hills Public Library	Fiction	FIC EDW
Location	Jefferson Hills Public Library
Collection	Fiction
Call Number	FIC EDW

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Summary

Wallis Warfield Spencer Simpson retains her pride and courage through an unhappy childhood, secures money and status through her lovers, and finds fame as the Duchess of Windsor.

Published Reviews

Publisher's Weekly Review: "Writing with psychological acuity, in neatly controlled prose seasoned with a generous dash of spice, prolific biographer and novelist Edwards ( Royal Sisters ; Child of Night ) makes a sympathetic heroine of Wallis Warfield Spencer Simpson, the late duchess of Windsor. Born--too soon after her parents' marriage--into the aristocratic clan of Baltimore Warfields, Bessie Wallis finds that her dubious birth certificate (her real father's identity is later disclosed) and her beautiful mother's many indiscretions prove social barriers. In penurious circumstances she learns to get her way through fibbing and finagling. Though a sketchy finishing school education fits her for little more than the role of a social butterfly, she is determined to make Baltimore look up to her. Two bad marriages precede her whirlwind descent on London society, where her wit and verve as a stylish hostess enable her to stalk the popular, playboy prince of Wales. Edwards underscores her empathetic portrayal of the problematic Wallis with a clear indictment of the social order that privileged the male and punished the female for sexual transgressions. Culminating with the marriage of the duke and duchess, this entertaining, well-researched novel offers an interesting alternative to the spate of Wallis-bashing biographies of recent years. (May) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved"
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Additional Information

Subjects	Windsor, Wallis Warfield, -- Duchess of, -- 1896-1986 -- Fiction. Great Britain -- History -- Edward VIII, 1936 -- Fiction.
Publisher	New York :Morrow,1991
Edition	1st ed.
Language	English
Description	478 pages ; 25 cm
ISBN	068808835X (alk. paper) :
Other	Classic View