A King Gave Up the Throne of England to Marry Her. She Spent 50 Years Paying for It

Wallis Simpson was not a victim. She was the woman who changed the course of the British monarchy. When King Edward VIII chose to abdicate the throne rather than give her up, she became the most consequential — and most hated — woman of her age. But the victory came at a brutal price: exile, the denied royal title, a shadow of Nazi suspicion, and 50 years as an outcast from the country she had transformed. This is the story of the American divorcée who took a king, rerouted the history of the crown, and learned that the world never forgives the woman who wins.