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Wallis Simpson, the former British socialite who committed suicide after the abdication of Edward VIII in 1936, is the subject of this collection of short stories. The author, Rose Tremain, draws on the true account of her life and transforms it into fiction. The other stories in this collection range over a variety of themes, including a former East German border guard who imagines he might still have a purpose in life, a jilted man who gets his revenge, a character in an Impressionist painting who escapes from his frame, and a Christmas story set in a seedy hotel.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: General Fiction/Short Stories
Authors: Rose Tremain
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