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	• Forever Amber Kathleen Winsor Chicago Review Press, 2000 - 976 pages average customer review:based on 147 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

A Classic of Historical Fiction

I first read this novel way back when and have reread it several times over the years. It never ceases to amaze me. Amber is at once ruthless, ambitious, determinded to survive and prove to the love of her life that she is now good enough for him. Her love for Lord Carlton and the lengths she goes to pursue him have a singlemindedness of purpose that is at once ironic and tragic. Had the circumstances of her birth become known she would have almost certainly have married him.
That she never knew her birthright, and he wouldn't marry beneath him, have always held a certain sadness...what if....quality for me. The writing is so vivid that you can almost smell the flames of the Great Fire of London, and the stench of the plague wagons. The characterizations of Charles II and the corruptions of his court make them practically leap off the page. The triumphal entry of the restored Charles II to London has to be read to be believed. The intrigues and characters surrounding his court (most of whom are Amber's enemies) are as vivid as you can get without actually having been there.
Amber very much reminds me of Scarlett O'Hara of Gone with the Wind fame. And like Scarlett, one is left hanging, wanting more. Will Rhett ever return, will Amber's passage across the ocean to be reunited with Bruce Carlton ultimately destroy her?
This is truly a classic of historical ficton.

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Forever Amber

Forever Amber was banned in Boston when it was first published in 1944. If compared with books of the romantic genre written today, it is sexually tame - however, in 1944, it would not have been considered tame. The behavior of the primary character Amber St. Clare is scandalous - the writing is excellent. Without the explicit style of so many modern authors, the reader still knows exactly what she is doing to rise in the social hierarchy of Restoration England. This book is the classic romance - and much better written than Gone With The Wind, in my opinion.

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book worth reading

This book is a historical romance that takes place in the 1600's in London, England. It is not only very historically interesting and accurate, but I can't put it down. Don't let the 900+ pages scare you away, this is an absolute page turner. I found myself relating real life situations to the events in this book! I am saddened only by the fact that I am almost done reading this marvelous book that my book club has picked! Enjoy!

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Forever Great Reading

Although this book was written in 1944, it is addictive. The woman who recommended it to me advised that I would not be able to put it down. That was true, even though I really did not like Amber, the central character. That being said, I still found her fascinating. Buy this book.

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Abandoned pregnant and penniless on the teeming streets of London, 16-year-old Amber St. Clare manages, by using her wits, beauty, and courage, to climb to the highest position a woman could achieve in Restoration England?that of favorite mistress of the Merry Monarch, Charles II. From whores and highwaymen to courtiers and noblemen, from events such as the Great Plague and the Fire of London to the intimate passions of ordinary?and extraordinary?men and women, Amber experiences it all. But throughout her trials and escapades, she remains, in her heart, true to the one man she really loves, the one man she can never have. Frequently compared to Gone with the Wind, Forever Amber is the other great historical romance, outselling every other American novel of the 1940s?despite being banned in Boston for its sheer sexiness. A book to read and reread, this edition brings back to print an unforgettable romance and a timeless masterpiece.

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