**For fans of the Netflix series The Crown and from the author of the
New York Times bestseller 17 Carnations comes a captivating
biography of Wallis Simpson, the notorious woman for whom Edward VIII
gave up the throne.
** "You have no idea how hard it is to live out a great romance." --
Wallis Simpson
Before she became known as the woman who enticed a king from his throne
and birthright, Bessie Wallis Warfield was a prudish and particular girl
from Baltimore. At turns imaginative, ambitious, and spoiled, Wallis's
first words as recalled by her family were "me, me." From that young
age, she was in want of nothing but stability, status, and social
acceptance as she fought to climb the social ladder and take her place
in London society. As irony would have it, she would gain the love and
devotion of a king, but only at the cost of his throne and her
reputation.
In Wallis in Love, acclaimed biographer Andrew Morton offers a fresh
portrait of Wallis Simpson in all her vibrancy and brazenness as she
transformed from a hard-nosed gold-digger to charming chatelaine. Using
diary entries, letters, and other never-before-seen records, Morton
takes us through Wallis's romantic adventures in Washington, China, and
her entrance into the strange wonderland that is London society. During
her journey, we meet an extraordinary array of characters, many of whom
smoothed the way for her dalliance with the king of England, Edward
VIII.*
Wallis in Love* goes beyond Wallis's infamous persona and reveals a
complex, domineering woman striving to determine her own fate and
grapple with matters of the heart.
