{"product_id":"the-duchess-of-windsor-the-secret-life-paperback","title":"The Duchess of Windsor: The Secret Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Higham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Deeply researched, valuable.\"\u003cbr\u003e -The New York Times Book Review \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A shocker . . . stunning . . . absolutely hypnotic. . . . A world of beautiful houses, ceaseless travel, trendsetting fashion, and powerful figures. . . . Fascinating revelations.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Cosmopolitan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWallis, the Duchess of Windsor, was one of the most famous women in history, the American divorc e 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 life was a glamorous mystery. Now, fifteen years later, major new documentary evidence, classified at the time, makes for a book far more sensational than the original bestseller. Drawing from long-suppressed archives in France, England, and the United States, Higham has uncovered the duchess's passionate affair with a top-ranking political figure, the duke's romantic involvement with a male equerry, the secret radio broadcasts the couple made to Hitler, and the blackmail plot in Paris that almost brought them-and the British royal family-to ruin. This updated new edition of The Duchess of Windsor is essential reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Higham's best. . . . Serious, deliciously fresh . . . documented by newly opened secret government files in the U.S. and England.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Smooth and entertaining.\"\u003cbr\u003e -The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An excellent biography . . . alert to every nuance.\"\u003cbr\u003e -The London Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeeply researched, valuable.\u003cbr\u003e -The New York Times Book Review \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA shocker . . . stunning . . . absolutely hypnotic. . . . A world of beautiful houses, ceaseless travel, trendsetting fashion, and powerful figures. . . . Fascinating revelations.\u003cbr\u003e -Cosmopolitan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWallis, 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 life was a glamorous mystery. Now, fifteen years later, major new documentary evidence, classified at the time, makes for a book far more sensational than the original bestseller. Drawing from long-suppressed archives in France, England, and the United States, Higham has uncovered the duchess's passionate affair with a top-ranking political figure, the duke's romantic involvement with a male equerry, the secret radio broadcasts the couple made to Hitler, and the blackmail plot in Paris that almost brought them-and the British royal family-to ruin. This updated new edition of The Duchess of Windsor is essential reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHigham's best. . . . Serious, deliciously fresh . . . documented by newly opened secret government files in the U.S. and England.\u003cbr\u003e -Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSmooth and entertaining.\u003cbr\u003e -The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn excellent biography . . . alert to every nuance.\u003cbr\u003e -The London Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeeply researched, valuable.\u003cbr\u003e -The New York Times Book Review \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A shocker . . . stunning . . . absolutely hypnotic. . . . A world of beautiful houses, ceaseless travel, trendsetting fashion, and powerful figures. . . . Fascinating revelations.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Cosmopolitan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWallis, 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 life was a glamorous mystery. Now, fifteen years later, major new documentary evidence, classified at the time, makes for a book far more sensational than the original bestseller. Drawing from long-suppressed archives in France, England, and the United States, Higham has uncovered the duchess's passionate affair with a top-ranking political figure, the duke's romantic involvement with a male equerry, the secret radio broadcasts the couple made to Hitler, and the blackmail plot in Paris that almost brought them-and the British royal family-to ruin. This updated new edition of The Duchess of Windsor is essential reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Higham's best. . . . Serious, deliciously fresh . . . documented by newly opened secret government files in the U.S. and England.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Smooth and entertaining.\"\u003cbr\u003e -The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An excellent biography . . . alert to every nuance.\"\u003cbr\u003e -The London Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Higham is the author of many bestselling books, including Howard Hughes, a basis of The Aviator, a major motion picture starring Leonardo DiCaprio, as well as acclaimed biographies of Katharine Hepburn, Errol Flynn, Bette Davis, and Marlene Dietrich. He received the Prix des Créateurs from the Académie Française and was a Hollywood feature writer for the New York Times from 1970 to 1980.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 540\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.44 x 9.24 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468064375037,"sku":"9780471485230","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/bFl5UmxpRVVDQ0hRZlFZRlFoZ0xPZz09.webp?v=1777285236","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-duchess-of-windsor-the-secret-life-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}