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Dancing with the Devil: The Windsors and Jimmy Donahue by Christopher Wilson (Hardcover, 2000)
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In 1950, James Paul Donahue inherited a $15 million Woolworth's fortune and on the same day met the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. This book is the remarkable story of their extraordinary friendship. Jimmy Donahue was 35 when he met the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. He could fly a plane, speak several languages, play the piano, tell marvellous jokes. He was loved and, within the confines of AmericaAs upper class, he was notorious. People loved his wit, charm and generosity. He would shower friends with expensive gifts and flowers, seize bills in clubs and restaurants and lavishly tip waiters. His Fifth Avenue apartment became the backdrop for a series of infamous parties. Jimmy's sexual exploits - until he met the Duchess - were strictly homosexual, at a time when the homosexual act was still illegal. The Duchess was 54 - 19 years his senior - but the sexual attraction between them was instant. Jimmy, the Duke and the Duchess became inseparable - and Jimmy always paid. But the depth of the burgeoning sexual relationship between Donahue and the Duchess took its toll on the Duke, who began to drink heavily to wile away the lonely hours while his wife and her consort spent time together. She became increasingly obsessed by Jimmy and he, in turn, robbed her of her reputation and her last shreds of judgment. In the end, after passionate highs and desperate lows, the relationship deteriorated so badly it was abandoned by all. Donahue was never the same man again. He died alone in 1966 from acute alcoholic and barbiturate poisoning. His friends said he killed himself over an unrequited homosexual love.Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-139780002571036
eBay Product ID (ePID)91114129
Product Key Features
Book TitleDancing with the Devil: the Windsors and Jimmy Donahue
AuthorChristopher Wilson
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2000
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height240mm
Item Width159mm
Item Weight626g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorChristopher Wilson
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 21 Oct, 2020
Dancing with the Devil
Excellent read.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 02 Aug, 2024
Who would have thought it !!
An eye opener and shocking in equal measureVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
