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Sebba, Anne.
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Windsor, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of, 1896-1986.
Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972 -- Marriage.
Nobility -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Marriages of royalty and nobility -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Succession.
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Sebba, Anne.
Windsor, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of, 1896-1986.
Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972 -- Marriage.
Nobility -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Marriages of royalty and nobility -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Succession.
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That
woman
: the
life
of
Wallis
Simpson
,
Duchess
of
Windsor
/ Anne Sebba.
by
Sebba, Anne.
St. Martin's Press, 2012.
Call #:
921 W7661s
Subjects
Windsor
,
Wallis
Warfield,
Duchess
of, 1896-1986.
Windsor
, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972 -- Marriage.
Nobility -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Marriages of royalty and nobility -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Succession.
ISBN:
9781250002969 (hbk.)
1250002966 (hbk.)
Edition:
1st U.S. ed.
Description:
xvi, 344 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: Great Britain : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, c2011.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
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
.
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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