#YourBestAmericanGirl ? Well, the Duke of Windsor thought so...
I‘m in the middle of reading this right now. It‘s a slightly gossipy tone, and there are elements that I‘m either misremembering from other readings I did, or Morton is saying completely different things. Whatever the case, Wallis intrigues me. Her family also vacationed not very far from where I work, so there‘s the local celebrity connection too. #NoFemmeber
DivineDiana As I was born and raised in Baltimore, I have a huge fascination with Wallis. I had wanted to give her name to my daughter, but my husband would not agree. My daughter thanks him! 😉 5y
Samplergal Baltimore gal here too and was also fascinated by her history. I liked this book. 5y
Cinfhen Maybe I‘ll read this one for #pop19 #TitleWithLove 5y
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anhistorianabouttown I find Morton's writing does tend to lean towards gossip 😒 Still, she was a fascinating albeit sad woman! 5y
Librarybelle She is a very fascinating woman. @DivineDiana @Samplergal @Cinfhen @anhistorianabouttown 5y
AlaMich She did not come off well AT ALL in The Crown. 5y
Samplergal @AlaMich she rarely comes off good, ever. 5y
Samplergal @anhistorianabouttown oh yes! Gossiping is how he gets his scoops I‘m sure! 5y
Librarybelle @AlaMich No, she didn‘t! 5y
AlaMich @Samplergal @Librarybelle It‘s a bit disappointing to me, because before I knew very much about her, I always thought it sounded like such a romantic story. 5y
Billypar Don't know much about her- was considering trying The Crown- I guess that would be the for the brief unfavorable picture, and could then follow it with this book for more details ☺️ 5y
Librarybelle @Billypar Good plan! 5y
Samplergal @AlaMich I‘ve read a great deal on her. There was speculation that she really didn‘t like the king all that much and yet felt “stuck” because he was obsessed. She seemed to me, an opportunist, who didn‘t have much of a moral code. Who knows? He was a Nazi sympathizer so.... things happen for a reason. 5y
AlaMich @Samplergal So maybe they were meant for each other after all! 😉 5y