{"product_id":"king-edward-viii-the-definitive-portrait-of-the-duke-of-windsor-paperback","title":"King Edward VIII: The Definitive Portrait of the Duke of Windsor - 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\u003ePhilip Ziegler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"compulsively readable\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e) biography of Edward VIII, the first British monarch to voluntarily abdicate the throne, from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eDiana Cooper \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMountbatten\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Almost breathtaking in its candor . . . [a] shrewdly judged, highly polished, and totally riveting book.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe was the twentieth century's Prince Charming. Handsome, elegant, quick-witted, charismatic, and an intimate friend of the most powerful and brilliant people of his day, he had everything youth and beauty could hope for--including fabulous wealth and claim to the English throne. Then, a mere eleven months after becoming King, Edward VIII threw everything away to marry the woman he loved--Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this superbly written biography, Philip Ziegler paints a graceful, balanced, and utterly mesmerizing portrait of the life and times of Edward VIII. Drawing on Edward's extremely frank and explicit diaries and his two thousand love letters (long assumed to have been destroyed), Ziegler shows us the man he truly was. It is a story as compelling as the greatest English novels.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Ziegler\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1929 and educated at Eton and New College, Oxford, where he gained first-class honours in jurisprudence. He then joined the diplomatic service and served in Vientiane, Paris, Pretoria, and Bogotá before resigning to join the publishers William Collins, where he was editorial director for more than 15 years. His books have included biographies of William IV, Viscount Melbourne, Lady Diana Cooper, Lord Mountbatten, and Edward VIII. He passed away in 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 624\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.51 x 9.06 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 13, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48779499929848,"sku":"9780345375636","price":37.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/m0vKZybPwB9780345375636.webp?v=1780422640","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/king-edward-viii-the-definitive-portrait-of-the-duke-of-windsor-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}