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Description for Forever Amber
Paperback. Abandoned pregnant and penniless on the teeming streets of London, sixteen-year-old Amber St Clare uses 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 himself, Charles II. Num Pages: 992 pages, map. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 678. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
A book to read and reread, this reissue brings back to print an unforgettable romance and a timeless masterpiece.
Abandoned pregnant and penniless on the teeming streets of London, sixteen-year-old Amber St. Clare uses her wits, beauty and courage to climb to the highest position a woman could achieve in Restoration England - that of favourite mistress of the Merry Monarch himself, Charles II.
From whores and highwaymen to courtiers and noblemen, from the Great Plague and the Fire of London to the intimate passions of ordinary - and extraordinary - men and women, Amber experiences it ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
992
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141009827
SKU
KKD0005368
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Winsor Kathleen
Kathleen Winsor was born in 1919. She became fascinated with Charles II and his immoral court after reading her first husband's thesis on the subject. Five years and much research later, she wrote FOREVER AMBER. It was a sensation, selling over 2 million copies in hardback, and was banned in Boston. It outsold almost every other book of the decade ... Read more
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