{"product_id":"king-edward-viii-philip-ziegler-9780345375636","title":"King Edward VIII: The Definitive Portrait of the Duke of Windsor","description":"He 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\u003e In this superbly written biography, Philip Ziegler, author of the highly praised biographies \u003ci\u003eDiana Cooper\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMountbatten\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eKing Edward VIII\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A book of such compelling interest and frankness that it is difficult to put down.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Almost breathtaking in its candor . . . [a] shrewdly judged, highly polished, and totally riveting book.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A masterpiece.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e (London)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Compulsively readable . . . Ziegler has told Edward's story with consummate skill, tact and judgment.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip Ziegler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0345375637\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345375636\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.00w x 1.51d","brand":"Philip Ziegler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47610987479295,"sku":"9780345375636","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4420cdfd-9500-4cfb-af00-54b1f9f53d74.jpg?v=1764510972","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/king-edward-viii-philip-ziegler-9780345375636","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}