That woman
the life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor
by Anne Sebba
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" ... Born in 1895 [or 1896] in Baltimore, Bessie Wallis Warfield endured an impoverished and comparatively obscure childhood which inflamed a burning desire to rise above her circumstances. Neither beautiful nor brilliant, she nevertheless became one of the most talked about women of her generation, and inspired such deep love and adoration in Edward VIII that even giving up a throne and an empire for her was not enough to prove his total devotion. Wallis lived by her wit and her wits, while both her apparent and alleged moral transgressions added to her aura and dazzle. Accused of Fascist sympathies, having Nazi lovers and learning bizarre sexual techniques in China, she remains the subject of gossip and fascination. In death, the Duchess became a symbol of empowerment and a style icon, a woman whose unequivocal aim was to win in the game of life."--Jacket.
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Marriage, Marriages of royalty and nobility, Nobility, Biography, History, Windsor, wallis warfield, duchess of, 1896-1986, Windsor, edward, duke of, 1894-1972, Aristocracy (social class), Great britain, social life and customs, Great britain, kings and rulers, New York Times reviewedPlaces
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That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor
Oct 07, 2014, Macmillan Audio
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That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor
2013, St. Martin's Press
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That woman: the life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor
2012, Windsor
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That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor
2012, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor
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That woman: the life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor
2011, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, George Weidenfeld & Nicholson, Orion Publishing Group, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor
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Standard print ed. originally published: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2011.
Includes bibliographical references.
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This will be the first serious yet sympathetic book by a female biographer to explain the story of how an American divorcee became a hate figure for allegedly ensnaring a British King from his throne. It focuses on the core conflict of her life in the 1930s, with particular reference to her impoverished American childhood as a motivation for her ambition.
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