It’s 1936. England needs a new king. Wilf needs a new cleaning lady. This is their story.

Wilfred and Mrs Simpson is set in 1936 in the West Country of England against the background of the Abdication Crisis and the ongoing political battleground in Britain and throughout Europe.

It tells the story of Wilfred Rose, a lonely foundry worker, and Emily Simpson, who has recently left her nursing career under a cloud. They’re both very firmly on the shelf, and they live in the same West Country town, but that’s just about all they have in common. Thrown together by circumstance but divided by class, education, politics and background... can you guess what happens next? If you answered yes to that question, clearly I'm not doing my job properly.

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But, naturally, you'll have to buy the book to find out if you're right.

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And just in case you're wondering why there's a photo of a walrus at the top of this page, it's what the internet gives you when you search for a free photo of 'Wallis and Edward'. I expect it's he's called Eddie the Walrus.