This flimsy vanity project cruelly exposes the Material Girl 's limitations . Despite these absurdities , `` W.E . '' In this high-gloss version of events , Wallis is an abused woman ( viciously beaten by her boorish first husband ) , who compensates for her physical shortcomings with her sense of style , quick feet on the dance floor and candid American wit ( not that we hear any ) . is a very good book that deserves to be read by anyone who wants to understand what it was like for women in America during this period of time and how they coped with their new found freedom. Andrea Riseborough miraculously makes Wallis Simpson interesting .
This flimsy vanity project cruelly exposes the Material Girl 's limitations . Despite these absurdities , `` W.E . '' is a very good book that deserves to be read by anyone who wants to understand what it was like for women in America during this period of time and how they coped with their new found freedom. Andrea Riseborough miraculously makes Wallis Simpson interesting .