Her Lotus Year

New York Times bestselling author Paul French examines a controversial and revealing period in the early life of the legendary Wallis Simpson

Paul French was born in London and lived and worked in Shanghai for many years. His book Midnight in Peking was a New York Times bestseller and a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week. He received the Mystery Writers' of America Edgar award for Best Fact Crime and a Crime Writers' Association (UK) Dagger award for nonfiction. His most recent book, City of Devils: A Shanghai Noir, received much praise with The Economist calling him a 'champion storyteller'. Both Midnight in Peking and City of Devils are currently in development for film.