He was once the 20 th century’s Prince Captivating. Good-looking, sublime, fast-witted, charismatic, and an intimate loved one of essentially the most tough and sensible other people of his day, he had the whole lot formative years and good looks may just wish for—together with significant wealth and declare to the English throne. Then, a trifling 11 months after turning into King, Edward VIII threw the whole lot away to marry the lady he cherished—Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee.
On this fantastically written biography, Philip Ziegler, writer of the extremely praised biographies Diana Cooper and Mountbatten paints a sleek, balanced, and completely captivating portrait of the lifestyles and Instances of Edward VIII. Drawing on Edward’s extraordinarily frank and particular diaries and his thousand love letters (lengthy assumed to were destroyed), Ziegler displays us the person he in reality was once. This is a tale as compelling as the best English novels.
Praise for King Edward VIII
“A e book of such compelling hobby and frankness that it’s tough to place down.”—The New York Times
“Nearly breathtaking in its candor . . . [a] shrewdly judged, extremely polished, and utterly riveting e book.”—The New Yorker
“A masterpiece.”—The Instances Literary Supplement (London)
“Compulsively readable . . . Ziegler has advised Edward’s tale with consummate talent, tact and judgment.”—The Sunday Times (London)
ISBN13: 9780345375636
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