{"product_id":"9780008297305","title":"The American Duchess : The Real Wallis Simpson","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Pasternak, Anna, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 06\/02\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 368 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: William Collins,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: HarperCollins Publishers,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Biography: royalty\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780008297305\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe intimate biography of one of the most misunderstood women in British royal history. Life has always been made difficult for those marrying into England's royal family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1936, just months into his reign, King Edward VIII proposed to Wallis Simpson, a divorced American woman. Gossip ran wild, and that cacophony of speculation and distrust both hid the real Wallis, and forced Edward into abdicating so that he might marry the woman he adored.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this intimate biography Anna Pasternak seeks to understand Wallis - and her relationship with Edward and The Crown.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing testimony from her closest friends, she shows the warm, loyal, intelligent woman who was written off and undermined by the powerful, often manipulative men of the Establishment. This is Wallis Simpson's story as it has never been told before. Previously published as Untitled.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35022576844953,"sku":"9780008297305","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780008297305.jpg?v=1602537349","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9780008297305","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}