{"product_id":"9780750993395","title":"Before Wallis : Edward VIII's Other Women","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Trethewey, Rachel, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 21\/02\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 336 pages, 32 Illustrations, black and white,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: The History Press Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: The History Press Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Biography: royalty, British \u0026amp; Irish history, British monarchy\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780750993395\u003cbr\u003e Description:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWallis Simpson is known as the woman who stole the king's heart and rocked the monarchy - but she was not Edward VIII's first or only love. This book is about the women he adored before Wallis dominated his life. There was Rosemary Leveson-Gower, the girl he wanted to marry and who would have been the perfect match for a future king; and the Prince's long-term mistress, Freda Dudley Ward, who exerted a pull almost equal to Wallis over her lover, but abided by the rules of the game and never expected to marry him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen there was Thelma Furness, his twice-married American lover, who enjoyed a domestic life with him, but realised it could not last forever and demanded nothing more than to be his mistress - and fatefully introduced him to Wallis. In each love affair, Edward behaved like a cross between a little boy lost and a spoilt child craving affection, resorting to emotional blackmail to keep his lovers with him. Each of the three women in this book could have changed the course of history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy examining their lives and impact on the heir to the throne, we question whether he ever really wanted to be king.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35020555387033,"sku":"9780750993395","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780750993395.jpg?v=1602541201","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9780750993395","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}