Dean, Rebecca
Summary: Reimagines the life of the woman for whom Edward VIII of England abdicated the throne, from her disadvantaged childhood to her upbringing as a socialite by wealthy relatives to her entry into British society.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DEATurnbull, Bryn
Summary: Summer, 1926. When Thelma Morgan marries Viscount Duke Furness after a whirlwind romance, she is immersed in a gilded world of extraordinary wealth and privilege. For Thelma, the daughter of an American diplomat, her new life as a member of the British aristocracy is like a fairy tale-- even more so when her husband introduces her to Edward, Prince of Wales. Her marriage to Duke leads her to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC TURWhelan, Gloria.
Summary: As Rosalind continues to straddle the proper English world of her family and the culture of 1920s India where they live, her support of Gandhi and his followers in opposing British rule grows and she considers trying to carry the rebels' message to Edward, Prince of Wales, during his visit.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC WHETrenow, Liz.
Summary: A shy girl with no family, Maria has landed in the sewing room of the royal household. Soon she catches the eye of the Prince of Wales. But her life takes a darker turn, and soon all she has left is a fantastical story about her time in the palace. Decades later, Caroline discovers a beautiful quilt in her mother's attic with a mysterious message embroidered into its lining. She embarks on a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Media, Inc. 2014
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2007
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Summary: The Bahamas, 1941. Newly widowed Leonora "Lulu" Randolph arrives in Nassau to investigate the governor and his wife for a fashionable New York magazine. After all, American readers have an insatiable appetite for news of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, that infamous couple whose love affair nearly brought the British monarchy to its knees five years earlier. And what more compelling backdrop...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperColllinsPublishers 2019
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Summary: Amy Greenberg, who inherits Ian Fleming's long-hidden account of spying during World War II, which reveals mysteries going back to King Edward VIII and his sudden departure from the British throne, fights off the villains who want to steal the material.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2007
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC SILTurnbull, Bryn
Summary: Summer, 1926. When Thelma Morgan marries Viscount Duke Furness after a whirlwind romance, she is immersed in a gilded world of extraordinary wealth and privilege. For Thelma, the daughter of an American diplomat, her new life as a member of the British aristocracy is like a fairy tale-- even more so when her husband introduces her to Edward, Prince of Wales. Her marriage to Duke leads her to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mira 2020
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Summary: A shy girl with no family, Maria knows she's lucky to have landed in the sewing room of the royal household. Before World War I casts its shadow, she catches the eye of the Prince of Wales, a glamorous and intense gentleman. But her life takes a far darker turn, and soon all she has left is a fantastical story about her time at Buckingham Palace. Decades later, Caroline Meadows discovers a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Inc 2014
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Summary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Larman, Alexander
Summary: "The next volume in Alexander Larman's biographical chronicle of the Windsor family, as they go to war with Adolf Hitler--and each other. At the beginning of 1937, the British monarchy was in a state of turmoil. The previous king, Edward VIII, had abdicated the throne, leaving his unprepared and terrified brother Bertie to become George VI, surrounded by a gaggle of courtiers and politicians...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023