A review by u311082
Another Woman's Husband, by Gill Paul
3.0
The stories of Wallis Simpson and her good friend Mary Kirk are interwoven in this novel with Princess Diana's untimely death and a London woman who happens to be in France with her fiance at the time of the crash.
The most compelling part of story is the relationship between Wallis and Mary, who meet when they are at school and remain in each other's lives through many upheavals and challenges. The link between Wallis and Princess Diana is tenuous. I had the feeling she was brought into the story as a type of homage.
Rachel, the London woman, who is one of the first on the scene after the crash in the Paris tunnel, is also a character I found puzzling. While her experiences reflect the grief and confusion experienced by British people after Princess Diana's death, she seemed incongruous. The part of the story based on real people and events is far more believable than Rachel's story. However, it's an entertaining read about some very interesting women in history.
The most compelling part of story is the relationship between Wallis and Mary, who meet when they are at school and remain in each other's lives through many upheavals and challenges. The link between Wallis and Princess Diana is tenuous. I had the feeling she was brought into the story as a type of homage.
Rachel, the London woman, who is one of the first on the scene after the crash in the Paris tunnel, is also a character I found puzzling. While her experiences reflect the grief and confusion experienced by British people after Princess Diana's death, she seemed incongruous. The part of the story based on real people and events is far more believable than Rachel's story. However, it's an entertaining read about some very interesting women in history.