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That woman : the life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor / Anne Sebba

By:

Sebba, Anne

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson , 2011.Description: xvi, 344 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24cmISBN:

9781250002969

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Great Britain -- --Biography

DDC classification:

92 WIN

LOC classification:

DA581.W5 S43 2011

Summary: This will be the first serious yet sympathetic book by a female biographer to explain the story of how an American divorcee became a hate figure for allegedly ensnaring a British King from his throne. It focuses on the core conflict of her life in the 1930s, with particular reference to her impoverished American childhood as a motivation for her ambition.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	92 WIN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		000324

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This will be the first serious yet sympathetic book by a female biographer to explain the story of how an American divorcee became a hate figure for allegedly ensnaring a British King from his throne. It focuses on the core conflict of her life in the 1930s, with particular reference to her impoverished American childhood as a motivation for her ambition.

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