'Enthralling' - Daily Mail 'Fizzing with gossip, intrigue and wit' - Mail on Sunday If you love The Crown, you will love this fictional look inside the life of Wallis Simpson... ___________Love can change the course of history...
Arriving in 1928, Wallis was a divorced, penniless, middle-aged foreigner with average looks and no connections. Yet, just eight years later, a king renounced his throne for her.
How did a woman from nowhere capture the heart of the world's most glamorous bachelor? Wendy Holden tells the amazing story...
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What readers are saying about The Duchess:
'A great read, fabulous story line and such a different perspective. Massive fun'
'A powerful read. Perhaps we all got Wallis Simpson wrong'
'Superb and powerful writing! I loved it'
'A great read and I'd highly recommend to anyone who wants a less stilted piece of history'
'A fascinating tale, well told'
'An amazing, fictionalised retelling of the story of Edward and Mrs Simpson'
Sunday Times number one bestseller Wendy Holden was a journalist before becoming an author. She has written ten consecutive top-ten bestselling novels and sold more than 3 million books.
Title: The Duchess: From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Governess
Author: Holden, Wendy
ISBN: 9781787396241
Binding:
Publisher: Welbeck Publishing Group
Publication Date: 2021-08-19
Number of Pages: 352
Weight: 0.6902 kg
'One of the delights of historical fiction is the what-if factor, and Holden poses a whopper: What if Edward never really wanted to be king and pursued Wallis, whom he knew he couldn't marry as monarch, to avoid the throne We'll never know, but fans of biographical fiction and British royalty will thoroughly enjoy this sparkling tale of love and loss' * Booklist *