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Dancing with the Devil : The Windsors and Jimmy Donahue by Christopher Wilson (2001, Hardcover, Revised edition)

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The story of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor is one of the most romantic of all time: Edward VIII abdicated his throne and gave up an empire so that he could marry the woman he loved, American divorcee Wallis Simpson. Very few people suspected, and even fewer actually knew, that the Duchess cuckolded him-and almost gave him up-for a gay playboy twenty years her junior. Blond and slender, Jimmy Donahue was the archetypal post-war playboy. He could fly a plane, speak several languages, play the piano, and tell marvelous jokes. People loved him for his wit, charm and personality. The grandson of millionaire Frank W. Woolworth, Jimmy knew he would never need to work. Instead, he set about carving for himself a career of mischief. Some said evil. Gay at a time when the homosexual act was still illegal, Jimmy was notorious within America's upper class, and loved to shock. Though press agents arranged for him to be seen with female escorts, his pursuits, until he met the Duchess of Windsor, were exclusively homosexual. He was thirty-five when he was befriended by the Duke and Duchess of Windsor in 1950. The Duchess was fifty-four, and despite the difference in age, there was an instant attraction. A burgeoning sexual relationship a perverse sort of love was formed between Jimmy and the Duchess. Together with the Duke, they became an inseparable trio, the closest of friends. As Jimmy had planned, the royal couple became obsessed with him. With information from surviving contemporaries, Dancing with the Devil is the extraordinary tale of three remarkable people and their unique and twisted relationship.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
0312272049
ISBN-13
9780312272043
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1783458

Product Key Features

Book Title
Dancing with the Devil : the Windsors and Jimmy Donahue
Author
Christopher Wilson
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Features
Revised
Topic
Royalty, Lgbt Studies / Gay Studies, Europe / Great Britain / General
Publication Year
2001
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
272 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.6 in
Item Height
1 in
Item Width
6.8 in
Item Weight
19 Oz

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Da580.W65 2001
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Reviews
"[A] fabulous sex and scandal tale." - Cindy Adams, theNew York Post "For true romantics, it's like finding out that the epic love affair of Abelard and Heloise was really just a quickie in a Left Bank nightclub's men's room. Or that Rapunzel wore hair extensions and Cinderella had an ingrown toenail . . .Dancing With the Devilcertainly makes for a juicy read." Wmagazine "[This] naughty book dishes the grade-A gossip." Jane Magazine "[Wilson is] imaginative...sensitive...an original stylist...fair-minded." -New York Observer "A juicy read!" -Indianapolis Star "Lots of spicy detail." -Newsday, "[A] fabulous sex and scandal tale." - Cindy Adams, the New York Post "For true romantics, it's like finding out that the epic love affair of Abelard and Heloise was really just a quickie in a Left Bank nightclub's men's room. Or that Rapunzel wore hair extensions and Cinderella had an ingrown toenail . . . Dancing With the Devil certainly makes for a juicy read." W magazine "[This] naughty book dishes the grade-A gossip." Jane Magazine "[Wilson is] imaginative...sensitive...an original stylist...fair-minded." - New York Observer "A juicy read!" - Indianapolis Star "Lots of spicy detail." - Newsday
Copyright Date
2001
Lccn
2001-048601
Dewey Decimal
941.082/092 B
Dewey Edition
21