Book Review: "The Woman Before Wallis" By Bryn Turnbull

Are you ready for the Royal Scandal of the greatest historical time period involving several challenging, authoritative, and wealthy individuals?

If you like historical fiction and pieces that are well researched and written then you came to the right place with Bryn Turnbull.

Thelma and Gloria are quite the pairing and with a bottle of good wine and some fresh cheeses this goes down nicely as a fab read for our current state of affairs.

Speaking of affairs these were challenging times during the late 20's and early 30's and yes woman's rights were null and void so it's quite interesting when you uncover the ending was worth it's weight in gold.

Yes, gold is at the heart of the matter. However, not the substance form but the emotional as many of these characters were emotionally taxing, mentally exhausting, but worthy of the Oscar in performance, style, charisma, and charm.

Just imagine being an American Socialite and capturing the wondering eye of the Prince of Wales-Edward and add to this abdicating the throne in seeking modernization.

Well, in setting the tone I absolutely adored Gloria and her struggles moreso than Thelma. She's the underdog after all and she's putting up one hell of a fight for custody of Lil Gloria Vanderbilt.

I'm so happy she had some supportive structures in place as many women aren't so lucky and things seemed to work for her.

In comparison Thelma was this loose cannon in love and life.

Thelma was the glue that connected the pieces between the custody battle of her sister Gloria with Wallis and the fact it was heightened by Gloria's relationship with Nada.

It's more than a mere Royal Romance because it examines the heart of family and the loving bond between sisters, the heart of relationships in general between married couples and beyond, the heart of partners in gay relationships, and the heart of the child and what's best for all concerned parties.

I'm a new fan of this author and I look forward to many more to come as she's clearly talented beyond her young years.

Thank you to Bryn, the publisher-Harlequin- especially for the special invite to participate in this Summer Blog Tour 2020, and also to NetGalley and Amazon Kindle for use of their digital services.

It's an absolute pleasure to bring you this review and I hope it finds you well.