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Forever Amber (Signet Double)

by Kathleen Winsor

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... (read more)

Top tags: historical fiction,  romance,  england,  classic,  fiction (all tags)

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Amazon Reviews (5)
 

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Liked It

Rebecca K
  • Rated 5 stars

“This is a very good book. Though it is very long it is a fast read with an ending you most likely won't forget”

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Jessica
  • Rated 2 stars

“It was all right, not what I was expecting. I think I was expecting a historical fiction novel, instead it was more romance than historical fiction. No graphic scenes mind you, it was written in 1944. Still, I was left feeling disappointed.
Anyway, I digress, Amber St Clare becomes Charles Stuart's mistress through much scheming and intrigue. She starts out as a naive country girl who soon learns the ways of shady London. She goes from debtors prison to becoming a wealthy lady.”

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Community:
  • Rated 4.142857 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 4.5 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Jeanette S

    jeanette s said:

    “I have just starting reading this book and I must say after the prologue I became disappointed. From the get go Amber is a spoiled rotten obnoxious brat of a girl. I have only just gotten to the part where he leaves to go to the America’s and leaves her behind but I just could not stand this character any longer so I had to put the book away for now. I hope when I have better patients and I pick the book up again later it will get better. ”

    posted 3 weeks ago
  • Dorothy L

    dorothy l said:

    “I don't read a lot of bodice rippers -- but I read this when I was just a kid and loved it then so I decided to try it again when I was looking for a big fat fun book. And it is.”

    posted Monday, July 14 2008
  • Susi Wagner

    susi wagner said:

    “i read this book over twenty years ago and I have never forgotten it. The way women suffered in those days, not to mention the suffering incurred just by wearing the clothes they did then - the social structure, the rigidity of where you belong compared with the liberty of today, was brought home vividly in this book and i can really experience what it would be like to like in those times. A great romance, silly girl, but what else could she do but follow her heart.”

    posted Wednesday, October 24 2007
  • Francinita

    francinita said:

    “Great for a week on the beach, I couldn't put it down. Bodice ripping fun! ”

    posted Thursday, August 16 2007
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