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An unlikely friendship between two couples leads to one of the most remarkable acts of selfless sacrifice when the Nazis invade their country. A teenage girl, guilty only of being Jewish, is saved from the fate that awaits her family and hidden by her parents' Catholic friends--who pay the ultimate price for their bravery. So much was risked and so much lost but the legacy of their courage and trust lives on through the surviving generations. ...

The whole world saw Princess Diana step from a gilded carriage for her wedding at St. Paul’s Cathedral. But before that fairy-tale moment came a dark and difficult journey.… Bestselling author Wendy Holden explores the astonishing backstory and young adulthood of the ultimate royal celebrity. Britain, 1961: A beautiful blonde baby is born to Viscount Althorp, heir to the Spencer earldom. But Diana grows up amid the fallout of her parents’ mess...

Wallis Simpson stürzte das englische Könighaus in seine größte Krise London, 1928: Die 32-jährige Wallis kommt mit großen Erwartungen aus den USA nach England, um ihren zweiten Mann zu heiraten. Doch ihr Mann hat kaum Zeit für sie, und die Engländer sind Snobs ohne Interesse an ihr. Wallis ist einsam. Aber schließlich fasst sie sich ein Herz: Wenn sie niemand auf Partys einlädt, dann lädt sie sich eben selbst ein. Schon bald ist Wallis der ...

An unlikely friendship between two couples leads to one of the most remarkable acts of selfless sacrifice when the Nazis invade their country. A teenage girl, guilty only of being Jewish, is saved from the fate that awaits her family and hidden by her parents' Catholic friends - who pay the ultimate price for their bravery. So much was risked and so much lost but the legacy of their courage and trust lives on through the surviving generations....

An unlikely friendship between two couples leads to one of the most remarkable acts of selfless sacrifice when the Nazis invade their country. A teenage girl, guilty only of being Jewish, is saved from the fate that awaits her family and hidden by her parents' Catholic friends - who pay the ultimate price for their bravery. So much was risked and so much lost but the legacy of their courage and trust lives on through the surviving generations....

A beautifully woven and exquisitely detailed story of strong upstairs/downstairs women."-Heather Morris, New York Times bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz Sunday Times bestselling author Wendy Holden brings to life the unknown childhood years of one of the world's most famous figures, Queen Elizabeth II, and reveals the spirited young governess who made her the icon we love today. In 1933, twenty-two-year-old Marion Crawford acce...

She's always cast as the villain: a ruthless American schemer who stole a king from his throne. Yet in 1928, when Wallis Simpson came to London, she was only a hopeful newlywed wanting a fresh start.Spirited and stylish, but without money or connections, Wallis gets the brush-off from high society. She's so lonely she almost goes home. But once she meets Edward, the glamorous Prince of Wales, her star begins to rise. As royal friendship become...

Die wahre Geschichte der Gouvernante von Queen Elizabeth II. England, 1933: Im Alter von 22 Jahren wird Marion Crawford die Lehrerin von Prinzessin Elisabeth und ihrer Schwester Margaret. Als Marion ihre Stelle im englischen Königshaus antritt, ist sie schockiert. Das Leben im Schloss hat nichts mit der Realität zu tun. Vor allem Lilibet, die zukünftige Königin, wächst Marion ans Herz. Als überzeugte Sozialistin macht Marion es sich zur Auf...

Wallis Simpson stürzte das englische Könighaus in seine größte Krise London, 1928: Die 32-jährige Wallis kommt mit großen Erwartungen aus den USA nach England, um ihren zweiten Mann zu heiraten. Doch ihr Mann hat kaum Zeit für sie, und die Engländer sind Snobs ohne Interesse an ihr. Wallis ist einsam. Aber schließlich fasst sie sich ein Herz: Wenn sie niemand auf Partys einlädt, dann lädt sie sich eben selbst ein. Schon bald ist Wallis der ...

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A love so strong, a king renounced his kingdom-all for that woman. Or was she just an escape route for a king who never wanted to rule? Bestselling author Wendy Holden takes an intimate look at one of the most notorious scandals of the 20th century. 1928. A middle-aged foreigner comes to London with average looks, no money and no connections. Wallis's first months in the city are lonely, dull and depressing. With no friends of her own she foll...

The Duchess, the second novel in Wendy Holden's trilogy about royal outsiders, fictionalises the unknown London life of Wallis Simpson.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.

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The Princess, the final novel in Wendy Holden's trilogy about royal outsiders, fictionalises Princess Diana's little-known early years.

The Duchess, the second novel in Wendy Holden's trilogy about royal outsiders, fictionalises the unknown London life of Wallis Simpson.

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