The Duchess by Wendy Holden - ISBN: 9781787396241
Hardcover
Wallis: A penniless nobody who stole a king’s heart and throne.

The Duchess

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Governess

  • Hardcover

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    27 September 2021

Summary

From the bestselling author of The Governess.

Arriving in 1928, Wallis was a divorced, penniless, middle-aged foreigner with average looks and no connections. Yet, just eight years later, a king renounced his throne for her. How did a woman from nowhere capture the heart of the world’s most glamorous bachelor? Wendy Holden tells the amazing story.

Praise for Wendy Holden’s The Governess:

‘A beautifully woven and exquisitely detailed story’ - HEATHER M…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781787396241
ISBN-10:178739624X
Author:Wendy Holden
Publisher:Welbeck Publishing Group
Imprint:Welbeck Publishing Group
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:27 September 2021
Weight:696g
Dimensions:234mm x 153mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘One of the delights of historical fiction is the what-if factor, and Holden poses a whopper: What if Edward never really wanted to be king and pursued Wallis, whom he knew he couldn’t marry as monarch, to avoid the throne We’ll never know, but fans of biographical fiction and British royalty will thoroughly enjoy this sparkling tale of love and loss’ * Booklist *

About The Author

Wendy Holden

Wendy Holden is a Sunday Times number one bestselling author. Before becoming an author, she worked as a journalist. She has written ten consecutive top-ten bestselling novels and sold more than 3 million books.

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