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Wallis in Love
- Narrated by: Cameron Stewart
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
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Summary
Sunday Times best-selling author Andrew Morton reveals new information and sources that totally transform our perception of Wallis Simpson.
Wallis in Love brings a fascinating new perspective on the 20th century's most controversial royal scandal. Andrew Morton's impeccable research and unerring skill for riveting storytelling combine to present a strong case for a new and startling reveal: that the woman who rocked the world with her uncompromising passion for the Prince of Wales may have fooled everyone by keeping the object of her true passion hidden away....
From her relatively lowly beginnings in America - where young Wallis and her mother were dependent on her domineering and powerful uncle Sol, to her rise through the social ranks and her determination to one day beat men at their own game - to the ultimate conquest of the Prince of Wales. Morton paints a vivid and multifaceted picture of a compelling, ambitious and often hard-hearted woman who may have won the jewel in the British crown but very possibly at the expense of her true happiness.
Wallis in Love reveals the men Wallis truly loved, the men who broke her heart - and the hearts she broke in turn. In this vivid, fresh and frankly amazing portrait of the Duchess of Windsor, Morton draws on interviews, secret letters, diaries and never before seen or heard primary sources.
From the day she was born in a ramshackle cottage in the hills to revealing what really happened the night her husband died, Morton paints a fresh and enticing portrait of the Duchess of Windsor.
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- Patj
- 23-09-18
What a life!
I couldn't hope to keep up with her pace of life and all the characters that appeared before us in this biography. It gave the impression of having been thoroughly researched. I felt sorry for Wallis to begin with but my sympathies died as the book went on. I wonder whether I now have a true picture of the situation that existed. I hope so.
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- Angelcritique
- 04-09-21
An accurate depiction
Having read many biographies of the Windsors I feel that Moreton has jus about nailed the truth about the pair here. The narrator leaves much to be desired.
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- Mojo
- 23-03-18
NOTHING NEW
Is there anything you would change about this book?
I would like the Narrator to use an American accent when reading dialogue spoken by Americans. the speech patterns are all wrong!
Would you recommend Wallis in Love to your friends? Why or why not?
Only to people who know very little about Wallis Windsor. So much of this is well covered in other books I've read.
What three words best describe Cameron Stewart’s voice?
Pleasant, clear, English
Do you think Wallis in Love needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
No. there is nothing to be added
Any additional comments?
This sadly is really nothing new. It is highly unlikely, given other authors' evidence that Wallis was in love with Herman Rogers. In fact, Anne Sebba has proof that she regretted leaving Ernest, her husband, to whom she wrote after her split form him
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- Grumpy Granny
- 28-02-18
A waste of lives
Nothing we didn't already know but sometimes a fresh eye is refreshing on an old story.
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- Lee
- 25-10-18
Edward and Mrs Simpson
I've read quite a bit about the abdication and the grand love...or not as this book makes out...so really nothing was new. I've always sat on the fence as to wether or not they were nazis sympathisers, selfish, vain, etc etc and Mr Mortons book didn't produce anything startling. Did Wallis love another? We will never know for sure.
I do know that their actions changed the face of the monarchy and paved the way for other royals to marry people who had previously been divorced. Changed days indeed.....
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- flowertoes
- 18-04-20
An unbalanced love.
It is a job to know who to feel most sorry for ,l started off feeling sorry for Wallis,after all she was used by I man who did not want to be King,and in the middle feeling a bit sorry for both of them,even though they lived an extravagant life,an empty one,and in the end,I felt do sorry for the Duke, after all he was just a man, but the real victim was his younger brother who because of his selfishess had his life shortened ,ll in all the Duke and Duchess of Windsor lived sad and empty lives...xxx...
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- Ken P
- 12-09-23
At last a believable biography.
I have read numerous stories of Wallis Simpson but this work by Andrew Moreton just be the definitive story of Wallis Simpson's life in full.
The research undergone to write this book must have taken its toll on Mr Moreton but it has been a pleasure to listen to this audio book version and clean a lot about this character.
Whilst not an evil woman she comes across as a cold, calculating person drawn to famous people such as Edward Windsor, who MUST have died the day he gave up the crown ,(albeit is rather predicted that would happen) to the end result we got the best king in George the V1 and our late Queen God rest her soul.
It is a mark of our late Queen that allowed both Edward and Wallis to be buried together at Windsor.
A thoroughly absorbing biography, well narrated and brilliantly told.
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- cazzie
- 26-05-20
VERY GOOD
Unlike 17 carnations which I also read, this one is much more detailed about her personality, she turned into a bitter woman
as she clearly did not want to be with the king she neither loved him nor respected him, especially in later years, she had a life sentence when he chose her she paid the price for all the jewelry and furnishings etc
HE NEVER WANTED TO BECOME KING...Thank god this weak man never got to become King,
she did us all a favour enjoyable read though
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- June
- 20-10-20
Fascinating
I had always held some sympathy for the Duchess of Windsor. However, after listening to this absorbing book all that is gone. Andrew Morton has written a tremendously well researched and historically accurate book of these two very egocentric and selfish individuals. Tragically Wallis and Edward used each other and managed to make each other very miserable indeed. To the end Wallis only ever considered Wallis. The great love story that never was.Well worth a listen.
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- Mrs. L. Lawson
- 12-10-18
Good background information
It was good to read the background of the story of lady Wallis.
Where she came from and how she Pursuit the men in her life.
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