The Duchess of Windsor: The Secret Life, Updated With The Latest Revelations
"Deeply researched, valuable."\ The New York Times Book Review\ "A shocker . . . stunning . . . absolutely hypnotic. . . . A world of beautiful houses, ceaseless travel, trendsetting fashion, and powerful figures. . . . Fascinating revelations."\ Cosmopolitan\ Wallis, the Duchess of Windsor, was one of the most famous women in history, the American divorcée who captured the King of England, Edward VIII, and cost him his throne. Until Charles Higham’s 1.3 million-copy bestseller, much of her...
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Higham is author of many best-selling books, including a number of biographies of such notable figures as Howard Hughes, Katharine Hepburn, Errol Flynn, Bette Davis, and Marlene Dietrich. His biography of the Duchess of Windsor became a bestseller when it was originally published in 1988. The revised edition incorporates major new documentary evidence that was unavailable in 1988 in archives in France, England, and the U.S., including information about the duchess's affair with a top-ranking American political figure, the duke's romantic involvement with a male equerry, secret radio broadcasts the couple made to Hitler, and a 1938 blackmail plot against the couple. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author's Noteix1A Baltimore Childhood12A Stubborn Young Lady83Running Up the Ladder124A Stylish Marriage185China276Ernest407The Prince548Moving Toward the Throne869Almost Glory11910Abdication14511Exile17112Wedding of the Decade19813Outer Darkness26314A Dark Plot31515Elba33616Murder in Nassau38517Return to Europe40218Wandering Years42419Late Afternoon44520Evening and Night460Notes on Sources485Index513
