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Before Wallis Rachel Trethewey

Before Wallis By Rachel Trethewey

Before Wallis by Rachel Trethewey


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First history to explore the women Edward VIII loved before Wallis Simpson dominated his life

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Before Wallis: Edward VIII's Other Women by Rachel Trethewey

Wallis 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. Then 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. By examining their lives and impact on the heir to the throne, we question whether he ever really wanted to be king.

Before Wallis Reviews

Rachel Trethewey ... discovered vast swathes of previously unpublished correspondence between Edward VIII and his mistress of 16 years. In doing so she also uncovered a really very remarkable exchange of wartime letters between the King and his mother, Queen Mary, which also are unpublished. To me, this is an extraordinary treasure-trove ... it sheds new light, just when you think there's no more light to be shed, on Edward VIII. -- Christopher Wilson
A must-buy for history buffs
Fascinating
Riveting

About Rachel Trethewey

RACHEL TRETHEWEY read History at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, where she won the Philip Geddes Prize for student journalism. During her journalistic career she wrote features for the Daily Mail and Daily Express, and subsequently reviewed history books for The Independent. She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and has previously written THE CHURCHILL GIRLS (2021) about Winston's daughters. She lives in Devon.

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GOR009430148
9780750985604
0750985607
Before Wallis: Edward VIII's Other Women by Rachel Trethewey
Used - Like New
Hardback
The History Press Ltd
20181009
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The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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