Forever Amber | Kathleen Winsor

Forever Amber | Kathleen Winsor | Best book I ever read!

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Forever Amber

	Forever Amber Kathleen Winsor Chicago Review Press, 2000 - 976 pages average customer review:based on 150 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

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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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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Best book I ever read!

I have to say that this is by far the BEST book that I have ever read in my life. If you are debating whether to buy it, don't even think twice about it. Trust me, you won't be sorry. I fell in love with Amber from the very beginning of the book. Her strength and determination to survive is inspiring. I did feel like slapping her when she begged Bruce Carlton for his love. Still, her love for Bruce is something you will never forget. I can't believe I had this book for a year before I read it. The minute I finished the book I came online convinced that there was a sequel. No such luck! However, there is a movie that was made in 1947.

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Non stop reading

A friend of mine got me into historical romances. I am more interested in the history behind it then the romance but I have to say that Forever Amber was such a page turner. You can't help but to adore Amber, be repulsed by her, feel sorry for her, be excited with her.
I love this book and I am looking for more like it. I found this one in a trade in book store and boy am I glad I did. Excellent reading.

Emotionally Spending

I read this book based on recommendations since readers often compare its Amber to my favorite heroine, Scarlet O'hara. I differ. I think Amber mostly reminds me of Thackery's Becky Sharp (Vanity Fair) - someone I sometimes route for (when I can manage to feel sorry for her), but most the time I route against. I'll save a plot synopsis for other reviewers. There are only two words to describe my feelings while reading this novel...emotionally spent. This book is a delicious page-turner, yet I felt wretched, exhausted, tight, and anxious after every chapter. In that regard, Winsor accomplished what a great auther should - a stirring of emotions (but, the unhealthy kind). I think the only character in this novel without an ice-heart was Catherine of Braganza (and I grieve for her). Winsor's description of the Restoration is intriguing: she paints a picture of a period in which there is no conscience, no morals, and no integrity. I ponder why the world didn't self-destruct in the 1600s. The Plague didn't even affect a change in (the court's) lifestyles. Winsor taught me more about that period than I ever knew. All I can say is that I'm greatful, for once, that this is only a book; I sincerely don't yearn to experience any of it for myself.

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