- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: W&N; New edition edition (10 Nov 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0753802694
- ISBN-13: 978-0753802694
- Product Dimensions: 24.8 x 17.2 x 1.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 216,749 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A new biography of the Duchess of Windsor comtaining the famous Windsor coorespondence, photographs from her private collection and some interesting revelations.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Essentially a book of fashion photographs
9 July 1999
Format:Hardcover
Althought elegantly designed and filled with high-quality photos, this has got to be one of the most egregious books I have run across in years. Bloch, an associate of the Duchess' lawyer, has cobbled together numerous photographs which depict the Windsors at balls, on holiday (from what?) on the Cote d'Azur, in the Bahamas, in Germany, in nightclubs, etc., etc. It is difficult to read this book and not come away with the impression that, great love story though it may have been, the lives of this woman and her husband were an utter waste of everyone's time. How bored (and boring) they must have been! Unless you want to indulge in a little elegant notalgia, don't bother with this high-fashion trash.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
The best one I have read so far on them
26 Oct 2010
Format:Paperback
I have read quite a few books on the Duke and Duchess and this one is my favorite so far. It is very readable and has lots of pictures. It is sympathetic to them, but as the author actually was involved with them (at least his boss was, in a very close, intimate, manner) at least he has a leg to stand on, as opposed to many others I have read that rely on mostly gossip. And also, what terrible thing did they do besides fall in love and want to be married? They stayed devoted to each other for the rest of their lives! He has access to their personal letters and has actually published a book of them, I believe. My only problem is where he makes allusions to the Duchess being a hermaphrodite. That sounds like a complete hypothesis to me, and there is absolutely no evidence that he puts forward. Not to say it's not true, maybe it is for all I know but that just seemed like an assumption. Other than that, I really enjoyed this book and I felt extremely sorry for the Duke and Duchess. I think the Royal family treated them horribly.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Easy to read...
1 Feb 2004
Format:Hardcover
I really enjoyed this book. I was surprised when I started it; there are tons of pictures and less text than might be expectd, but with a topic like this one, I actually think this proved to be an advantage. I felt like I got enough of an overview/background to understand what was going on surrounding the Duke and Duchess, but did not feel overwhelmed by the history. For example, I tried reading a biography on the Duke,a nd was so bored and lost by the first two chapters because I was given SO much information!
I also got a different view of the Duchess. While I had not read any non-foction about her, she does pop up in fiction by Danielle Steele ("Jewels") and Dominick Dunne ("The Two. Mrs. Grenvilles") and she is portrayed in a totally unlikeable light. While I don't know how biased this biography was, I ended up being very sympathetic towards the Duchess and hoping that she and the Duke were happy together.
I also found the many pictures to be a plus, as they were great to peruse.
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