On 30 Jan, @booksontherise.bsky.social will welcome an incredible history duo, Paul French and Anne Sebba, to discuss a controversial period in the early life of the legendary #WallisSimpson - her year spent in China.
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#HerLotusYear by Paul French is out now!

Take a trip through Wallis Simpson’s China Before the American heiress married Edward VIII, she lived in China. Paul French,  author of a new book on Simpson’s time in Asia, suggests a Wallis-inspired itinerary

Take a trip through Wallis Simpson’s China

Before the American heiress married Edward VIII, she spent a glamorous year in China. Paul French, author of #HerLotusYear, suggests an itinerary inspired by her travels.

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Book Review | Her Lotus Year: China, the Roaring Twenties and the Making of Wallis Simpson Paul French’s latest work Her Lotus Year examines Wallis Simpson’s transformative year in 1920s China, offering a compelling counter-narrative to the scandal driven accounts that have long overshad…

"Her Lotus Year stands as both a corrective to lazy historical stereotypes and a celebration of Wallis’s resilience, intelligence, and enduring complexity." eastwestnotes.com/2024/11/29/b... #HerLotusYear #BookReview

Her Lotus Year: China, The Roaring Twenties, and the Making of Wallis Simpson by Paul French If you want to read a book confirming rumor and gossip about the woman who inspired Edward VIII to abdicate the crown of England, this is not it. In fact, Paul French’s research shows that th…

If you want to read a book confirming gossip about Wallis Simpson, this is not it. In fact, research shows that the “China Dossier” connecting Wallis to nefarious and salacious acts was based on pure fake news.

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