{"product_id":"the-woman-before-wallis-prince-edward-the-parisian-courtesan-and-the-perfect-murder-9781250050069","title":"The Woman Before Wallis: Prince Edward, the Parisian Courtesan, and the Perfect Murder","description":"\u003cp\u003eANDREW ROSE'S \u003ci\u003eTHE WOMAN BEFORE WALLIS\u003c\/i\u003e RECOUNTS THE UNTOLD STORY OF PASSION, SCANDAL, AND DECADENCE BETWEEN A COURTESAN AND A BRITISH PRINCE \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePrince Edward was the King of England when he famously abdicated his crown over his love for the American divorc e Wallis Simpson. But two decades earlier, he was an awkward and inexperienced young man, socializing with Europe's elite while stationed behind the lines during World War I. It was there he met the alluring Marguerite Alibert, the queen of the Paris demimonde. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarguerite had fought her way up from street gamine to a woman \u003ci\u003ehaut de gamme\u003c\/i\u003e to become one of the highest-ranking courtesans in Paris. Prince Edward was instantly smitten, but their affair eventually turned sour. Edward thought he was free of Marguerite--until she murdered her husband, a wealthy Egyptian playboy, by shooting him three times in the back at the Savoy Hotel in London. With Marguerite on trial for murder, Edward was at risk of having their affair exposed. What happened next was buried for decades, uncovered now thanks to exceptional access to documents held in the Royal Archives and private collections.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250050069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.48w x 1.05d","brand":"Andrew Rose","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648527200412,"sku":"9781250050069","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_948b5941-1b97-43ec-bb82-0b21fb82ff0d.jpg?v=1603870296","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-woman-before-wallis-prince-edward-the-parisian-courtesan-and-the-perfect-murder-9781250050069","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}