Reviews round-up
Her Lotus Year
by Paul French
2 of 3 critics positive
3 reviews: 2 positives, 1 mixed
What the critics said
Positive
Read the review ↗“invites admiration for a ‘buccaneering’ woman”
Her Lotus Year by Paul French review – Wallis Simpson’s Shanghai story
Positive
Read the review ↗“less lurid — and more interesting”
Was Wallis Simpson Really a Sex-Crazed Spy? (Published 2024)
Mixed
Read the review ↗“she’s too elusive a presence”
The truth about Wallis Simpson’s lewd ‘scandals’ in the Far East
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