The lover was the mad, bad, and dangerous-to-know Jimmy Donahue: grandson of Woolworth's founder Frank W. The trouble is, it's all absolutely fascinating. It's just higher gossip about how Wallis Simpson took a younger lover after her marriage to Edward, and how she and said lover enjoyed nights of "nonpenetrative and principally oral sex." I mean, who cares? Shouldn't our minds be on higher things? Morton has finally given her the biography she deserves.It shouldn't be a fascinating read, this book-it really shouldn't. ' groundbreaking biography of Wallis Simpson. Morton has finally given her the biography she deserves.' – The Lady read more Andrew Morton's crowning achievement.' – Christopher Wilson, author of Dancing with the Devil: The Windsors and Jimmy Donahue Supersedes and surpasses all previous Wallis biographies. His new research adds to our knowledge of her whole career.' – Sarah Bradford, historical biographer
Andrew Morton presents a convincing picture of Wallis Simpson's rip-roaring sexual and social adventures and her curious marriage to the Duke of Windsor. 'The best account so far of the most notorious woman. In this vivid and fresh portrait of the Duchess of Windsor, Morton draws on interviews, secret letters, diaries and never before seen or heard primary sources. Wallis in Love reveals the men Wallis truly loved, the men who broke her heart – and the hearts she broke in turn. Andrew Morton's impeccable research and unerring skill for riveting storytelling combine to present a strong case for a startling reveal: that the woman who rocked the world with her uncompromising passion for the Prince of Wales may have fooled everyone by keeping the true object of her passion hidden away.įrom her relatively lowly beginnings in America, to her rise through the social ranks and her determination to one day beat men at their own game and the ultimate conquest of the Prince of Wales, Morton paints a vivid and multi-faceted picture of a woman, who may have won the jewel in the British crown but very possibly at the expense of her true happiness. Wallis in Love brings a fascinating new perspective on the 20th century's most controversial royal scandal.
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