from pennsylady

I gave this read 3.5 and rounded it to 3* for my rating. The round down is because I was getting tired and a bit bogged down with elements of daily living. Sebba has pages of notes, bibliography and an extensive index. It is a well researched topic and I now understand "a bit better" the complex,...

from Whisper1

recommended for those who are interested in the topic of Wallis Simpson, the woman blamed for causing King Edward VIII to abdicate the throne of England. A commoner, twice divorced, she was married to husband number two when she and her husband became part of the inner circle of those in the brig...

from tututhefirst

Wallis Warfield (better known as the Duchess of Windsor) hailed from Baltimore, my home town.  World famous as the twice divorced woman who captured the heart of the King of England, she is a person whose life has never made much sense to me, and who is often held up to much scorn and critic...

from Angel2649

Perhaps Wallis just thought she'd have a fling with the soon to be King of England and that would be it, but he had other ideas. Long before he became King Edward, he talked of abdicating, according to this book. It seems like he used Wallis as an excuse to abdicate. What seems puzzling is that f...

from librarianbryan

Really how could I give this anything else? Wallis has been vilified? Sure. But considering her and the Duke of Windsor were two of the most evil people who ever lived maybe THEY deserved it? Or perhaps the fact this book was so poorly written I couldn't help but laugh. Maybe what really sealed t...