The Windsor affair : a novel / Melanie Benjamin.
Feuding Windsor brothers and their wives--some things, it seems, never change. The Windsor Affair recreates the cataclysmic events that nearly toppled the monarchy and incited the power struggle between Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and Wallis Simpson. Told from the perspective of both women, the novel propels readers into the fabulous world of the debonair Prince of Wales, café society of the 1930s, and the glittering private lives of the Windsors. The first novel to be dedicated to this infamous rivalry, The Windsor Affair brings us all the gossip and intrigue between the two very different--yet perhaps more similar than they would admit--wives of royals. As Queen, Elizabeth would become the symbol of British pluck and courage during World War II and remain a British institution the rest of her long life. Wallis would be forever forced to enact the World's Greatest Love Story even after it sours, as she goes from being admired to vilified and, ultimately, pitied. Against the backdrop of the Abdication Crisis, World War II, coronations, funerals, births, and deaths, these two women maintain a biting, sharp-tongued feud--until age and the long arm of history bring about a kind of understanding. For the last communication between these bitter rivals was a simple, surprising message: "In friendship, Elizabeth."
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593497883
- ISBN: 0593497880
- Physical Description: 368 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Delacorte Press, [2026]
- Copyright: ©2026
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 365).
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- Subject:
- Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972 > Abdication > Fiction.
Windsor, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of, 1896-1986 > Fiction.
Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002 > Fiction.
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022 > Fiction.
Windsor, House of > Fiction.
Nobility > Fiction.
Great Britain > History > 20th century > Fiction. - Genre:
- Historical fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Available copies
- 24 of 52 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 0 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
Holds
- 10 current holds with 52 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC BENJAMIN (Text) | 36015002731947 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/06/2026 |
| Richlands Branch Library | FIC BENJAMIN (Text) | 36015002732002 | Adult New Fiction | On holds shelf | - |
