Wallis and Edward Letters 1931 - 1937 The Intimate Correspondence of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor

In January 1931, Wallis Simpson, the American wife of a conventional London businessman, realized the daydream of every middle-class woman in England; in the course a weekend country house party in the English Midlands, she was introduced socially to the great idol of the day, Edward Prince of Wales.This book relates the most celebrated love story of modern times - that of Wallis Simpson (nee Warfield) of Baltimore, later the Duchess of Windsor, and Prince of Wales, Edward VIII of England to be.

By the end of this fascinating and superbly edited collection of the 1930s letters of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, one comes as close as possible to knowing the writers. In contrast to the popularly accepted picture of a scheming woman, Wallis in particular comes across as a likeable, vibrant woman who got caught up in something she didn't understand. Bloch's extensive commentary is very readable and greatly enhances understanding of the letters. Rarely does a book combine, as this one does, great popular interest and historically important revelations. An essential purchase for most academic and public libraries. Pat Ensor, Indiana State Univ. Lib., Terre Haute
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