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That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor

Author Anne Sebba

Format Hardcover

Publisher St. Martin's Press

Category English History

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The first full scale biography of Wallis Simpson to be written by a woman, exploring the mind of one of the most glamorous and reviled figures of the Twentieth Century, a character who played prominently in the blockbuster film The King�s Speech. This is the story of the American divorcee notorious for allegedly seducing a British king off his throne. �That woman,� so called by Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, was born Bessie Wallis Warfield in 1896 in Baltimore. Neither beautiful nor brilliant, she endured an impoverished childhood, which fostered in her a burning desire to rise above her circumstances. Acclaimed biographer Anne Sebba offers an eye-opening account of one of the most talked about women of her generation. It explores the obsessive nature of Simpson�s relationship with Prince Edward, the suggestion that she may have had a Disorder of Sexual Development, and new evidence showing she may never have wanted to marry Edward at all. Since her death, Simpson has become a symbol of female empowerment as well as a style icon. But her psychology remains an enigma. Drawing from interviews and newly discovered letters, That Woman shines a light on this captivating and complex woman, an object of fascination that has only grown with the years.

Authors

Anne Sebba

Additional Info

  • Release Date: 2012-02-14
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Press
  • Format: Hardcover
  • ISBN: 9781250002969

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