Amber st clair, the sexual adventurer created by the writer kathleen. I was missing the sequel, so bought forever amber volume 2 as a used book. Kathleen winsors forever amber, the naughtiest novel of 1944, has just. Robert john herwig, who was working on his senior thesis on charles ii at the time. From novel to film hopes to shed a new light on the much maligned movie version of the best selling novel of the forties and show how misguided censorship can ultimately damage artistic expression. Despite its banning, forever amber was the bestselling us novel of the 1940s. A book to read and reread, this edition brings back to print an unforgettable romance and a timeless masterpiece. Many notable historical figures appear in the book, including charles ii of england, members of his court, and several of his mistresses including nell. Goodreads members who liked forever amber also liked. Find books like forever amber from the worlds largest community of readers.
Forever amber by kathleen winsor, handsdown, ranks undoubtedly high amongst the best written novels of 17thcentury england and the royal court. Book covers the return of charles 11 after fall of cromwell. Hard to put this book down, although the character of amber is not very attractive. She was determined not to ever be put in the spot was someone had control over her. Forever amber is a 1947 american romantic drama technicolor film starring linda darnell and cornel wilde. The film was adapted by jerome cady, philip dunne and ring lardner jr. Forever amber rediscovered classics kindle edition by. Amber loved her parents but she didnt like how controlling her father could be. Frequently compared to gone with the wind, forever amber is the other great historical romance, outselling every other american novel of the 1940sdespite being banned in boston for its sheer sexiness. It was based on the book of the same name by kathleen winsor. Englandthat of favorite mistress of the merry monarch, charles ii. Lost in amber by rebecca raine is book number two in the finding forever series. Good history of england during the bubonic plague, the great fire of london and life in the court of king charles the second. It also starred richard greene, george sanders, glenn langan, richard haydn, and jessica tandy.
Kathleen winsors notorious, bestselling bodiceripper forever amber actually made it to the screen in 1947 with full censorial approval. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Forever amber by kathleen winsor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It was for its time a racy book that makes it clear that amber sleeps her way to the top. It caused outrage at the time, but forever amber whose adventurous, highly sexed heroine raised the spirits of women in wartime britain is a modern classic, says elaine showalter. Forever amber by kathleen winsor fantastic fiction.
Kathleen winsor, whose 1944 novel forever amber became model for. Forever amber rediscovered classics paperback september 1, 2000. She became fascinated with charles ii and his immoral court after reading her first husbands thesis on the. Forever amber was also responsible for popularizing amber as a given name for girls in the 20th century. Forever amber 1944 is a historical romance novel by kathleen winsor set in 17thcentury. Books similar to forever amber goodreads share book. If, like me, you nursed a secret teenage passion for novels by jean plaidy, books in which men in britches seduced girls in corsets on. She read books on the period and wrote numerous drafts of what would become forever amber. The descriptions are luscious, and if youre a fan of costume details, this is the equivalent of word crack. It sold over 100,000 copies in its first week of release, and went on to sell over three million copies. The historical detail and context in forever amber is incredibly impressive, and kathleen winsor really does recreate this world and the vibrant, licentious pageant that was the reign of charles ii. Kathleen winsor highlights this reallife soap opera in, forever amber. To give authentic flavor to her fiction, winsor said, she read 356 books about restoration england, including the reign of charles ii, the plague. The bedhopping novel that shocked america the late kathleen winsors 1944 bodiceripper forever amber, banned in boston and denounced by hollywood, is still audacious.