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Forever Amber
Kathleen Winsor · historical fiction
In 1660, sixteen-year-old Amber St. Clare comes up to London as Charles II returns and, left penniless when Bruce Carlton sails, climbs from the streets and the playhouse to the king’s favor. Kathleen Winsor’s 1944 novel is early-modern romance historical fiction of that Restoration life—the plague of 1665, the Great Fire of 1666, and Amber’s long pursuit of Carlton, who will not marry her and settles in Virginia.
Why read it: A widely searched Restoration novel—the Winsor title readers look up by name (the 1940s bestseller, and the 1947 film), and a Charles II counterpart to Lorna Doone already on the shelf.
About this historical novel
Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor is historical fiction set around 1660–1667 in the Early modern period with key settings including London, Whitehall, England. In 1660, sixteen-year-old Amber St. Clare comes up to London as Charles II returns and, left penniless when Bruce Carlton sails, climbs from the streets and the playhouse to the king’s favor. Kathleen Winsor’s 1944 novel is early-modern romance historical fiction of that Restoration life—the plague of 1665, the Great Fire of 1666, and Amber’s long pursuit of Carlton, who will not marry her and settles in Virginia.
On HisFic we tag it under 2. Historical romance so you can pair it with similar story types. Recurring themes include Restoration, ambition, plague, the Great Fire, and love. A widely searched Restoration novel—the Winsor title readers look up by name (the 1940s bestseller, and the 1947 film), and a Charles II counterpart to Lorna Doone already on the shelf.
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In 1660, sixteen-year-old Amber St. Clare comes up to London as Charles II returns and, left penniless when Bruce Carlton sails, climbs from the streets and the playhouse to the king’s favor. Kathleen Winsor’s 1944 novel is early-modern romance historical fiction of that Restoration life—the plague of 1665, the Great Fire of 1666, and Amber’s long pursuit of Carlton, who will not marry her and settles in Virginia. A widely searched Restoration novel—the Winsor title readers look up by name (the 1940s bestseller, and the 1947 film), and a Charles II counterpart to Lorna Doone already on the shelf.
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Regions & places
Britain & Ireland
London · Whitehall · England
Themes
- Restoration
- ambition
- plague
- the Great Fire
- love
Tags
romance · classic · bestseller