The Duchess of Windsor and Other Friends
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The Duchess of Windsor and Other Friends

3.11 of 5 stars 3.11  ·  rating details  ·  18 ratings  ·  4 reviews
Published (first published May 1st 1980)
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Shannon Vincent Nelson
Oct 17, 2010 Shannon Vincent Nelson rated it 2 of 5 stars
This biography, written by Diana Mosley, a personal friends of the Duchess of Windsor, seemed much more of a PR piece to present a good image rather than a well-researched biography. I'm not claiming the Duchess of Windsor had any skeletons in the closet, but Mosley glosses over any negative aspects of the Duchess (as stated by acquaintances) and provides mere paragraphs to describe the more controversial aspects of her life.

There isn't much new and revealing and hardly any personal quotes from...more
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Algy
Jan 24, 2013 Algy rated it 1 of 5 stars  ·  review of another edition
I was expecting this book to be partisan, but it was much, much more biased than I had expected. I knew that the author had been a part of the the Duchess social circle and so was expecting the book to be more of a memoir, but it was definitely dressed up as a "proper" biography. Although I'd like to think that it wouldn't fool anyone as the author's own opinions and biases shine through, there is a chance that it might. Worth reading if only as a lesson to retain your critical faculties when yo...more
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Victoria Shepherd
Nov 19, 2012 Victoria Shepherd rated it 3 of 5 stars
Obviously biased toward the Duchess, but I appreciated the photos.
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Lhell
Apr 20, 2012 Lhell rated it 1 of 5 stars
Absolutely terrible, I should have known since it was written by one of her fellow nazi supporter friends.
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