'Draws startling parallels with Meghan ... Both were 34 when they met their princes, both are adored children of strong, single mothers, both have a pared-down style and an electric presence and both are evidently worshipped by their Royal partners.' S Magazine
This book presents the life of Wallis Simpson, an American socialite and wife of the Duke of Windsor and former British king, Edward VIII. The story that has been told repeatedly is this: The handsome, charismatic, and popular Prince Edward was expected to marry a well-bred virgin who would one day become Queen of England when he ascended the throne. But when the prince was nearly forty, he fell in love with a divorced American woman, Wallis Simpson. No one thought the relationship would last, and when the prince did become king, everyone assumed that was the end of the affair. But to the shock of the British establishment, the new king announced his intention to marry the American divorcee. Overnight, Wallis was accused of entrapping the prince in a seductive web in order to achieve her audacious ambition to be queen. After declaring that he could not rule without the woman he loved, the king abdicated, and his family banished him and his new wife from the country. The couple spent the rest of their days in exile, but happy in their devoted love for each other. Now, Anna Pasternak's The American Dutchess tells a different story: that Wallis was the victim of the abdication, not the villain. Warm, well-mannered, and witty, Wallis was flattered by Prince Edward's attention, but like everyone else, she never expected his infatuation to last. She never anticipated his jealous, possessive nature and his absolute refusal to let her go. Edward's true dark nature, however, was no secret to the royal family, the church, or the Parliament; everyone close to Edward knew that beyond his charming facade, he was utterly unfit to rule. Caught in Edward's fierce obsession, she became the perfect scapegoat for those who wished to dethrone the troubled king
Moskau, 1946: Im Büro eines literarischen Magazins begegnen sich der gefeierte Schriftsteller Boris Pasternak und die mehr als 20 Jahre jüngere Olga Ivinskaya. Es ist der Beginn einer leidenschaftlichen Liebesbeziehung zwischen dem verheirateten Autor und der schönen Witwe, die bis zu Pasternaks Tod währen soll. Doch Olga zahlt einen hohen Preis: Stalins Schergen verbannen sie zweimal in den sibirischen Gulag, und auch Pasternaks Familie setzt alles daran, den Dichter von seiner Geliebten und Muse fernzuhalten. Basierend auf Archivmaterial und Quellen aus Familienbesitz erzählt die Großnichte des Literaturnobelpreiträgers die Lebensgeschichte der Frau, die Pasternak zu Lara in Doktor Schiwago inspirierte. Ausstattung: 16 Seiten farbiger Bildteil
Daisy, 39 und frisch geschieden, lebt wieder bei ihrer Mutter und hat finanzielle Sorgen. Trotz ihrer Erfahrungen mit Männern ist sie entschlossen, ihr Liebesleben neu zu gestalten. Der Roman erzählt humorvoll von ihren Herausforderungen und dem Streben nach Glück in der Liebe. Ideal für den Sommer!
Tato kniha vypovídá o lásce mezi mužem a ženou, která byla plná vášně i naděje a přece nakonec beznadějná. Tou ženou byla Diana princezna z Walesu, tím mužem byl kapitán James Hewitt. Jejích láska trvala skoro 5 let: zde je jejích příběh.
An account of the alleged love affair between Diana, the Princess of Wales, and Major James Hewitt.