I am Reading About Wallis Simpson

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Do you know who Wallis Simpson was? If not, she was the divorced American woman that King Edward VIII of Great Britain fell in love with and abdicated the throne for. I had heard a lot about her and couldn't figure out what he saw in her that would make him give up the throne. I found a book in a second-hand bookstore about her life, written by Andrew Morton. I don't know how reliable a book written by him is, but I found it interesting. According to that book, King Edward didn't really want to be king anyway, so when she came along and he fell in love with her, he was not allowed to marry her and stay on the throne. So he abdicated and married her. I had heard rumors that she had spent some time in Asia and learned from some Geishas how to treat a man in the bedroom. But apparently, that didn't come into play here. The book makes one believe she treated him pretty badly and by the time I was done readng it, I thought she was a pretty mean person. But he was besotted by her and wouldn't let her go. When we were away last week, I discovered a book about letters from Wallis to the King and others, in a different used bookstore. I thought maybe I would get a better read on her if I read some actual letters. Her letters seem nice enough to him. But her whole life revolved around having enough money to live a luxurious lifestyle. She was very self-centered and materialistic. Hard for me to relate to someone like that. Before reading this, had you ever heard of King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson?