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	• Forever Amber Kathleen Winsor Penguin Books Ltd, 2002 - 992 pages average customer review:based on 150 reviews view larger image
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Forever Amber? Forever Amazing!

Amber is a beautiful character. I love her mission - to get what she wants- what ever the cost and support her totally. This is a fabulous period of history and I am facinated by many of the characters, especially the Villiers. The Villiers are my ancestors and while reading this book, I did not always know who to support; Amber, George, Barbara? George and Barbara? Usually I was rooting for Amber. I love Charles (II) - he is so intelligent, and witty.

Bruce must be the biggest T****R ever written about! How DARE he not love Amber - when she saves his life and in effect, destroys her own for him, just to have him trample over it - off to the middle of no where!

Almsbury is lovely. He is probably my favourite fictional male character because he is sweet, amusing and loving. I would adore being in a relationship with him! He is the one person who keeps Amber sane in the turmoil that is her life.

I will forever rue the fact that Amber was never told that she was aristocracy. Her life could have been happy - as opposed to horrendous.

I think that this is an amazing book - a must-read for all romantics, hsitorians, and people with an interest in fashion or architecture. I am a 15 year old book-worm. READ FOREVER AMBER!

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17th Century Scarlett

Amber St. Clare's rags-to-riches story is to England what "Gone With The Wind" is to the American South....a spoiled young girl uses her wits to survive and wins at every game but love. From the London stage to the court of King Charles, Amber gets herself revered, loved, admired and loathed all at the same time. Winsor's knowledge of the period is evident and she weaves real characters - especially Charles, his mistresses and Queen Catherine - in with her fictional characters so convincingly that we almost believe Amber is real. THe only disappointment is the ending....like "GWTW" there is, frustratingly, no sequel. I'd have LOVED to see Amber wreak her havoc in Virginia!!

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Forever Awesome

It truly is time that this book was considered to be a classic! Of course it's ridiculously long and passionate, but Forever Amber has to be one of the most compulsive reads ever. The ending robs the reader of that frantically needed happy ending when we realise that Amber will never be anything more to Bruce Carlton (the sexiest man ever to exist in literature)than a humble peasant, although, agonisingly, we, the readers know that Amber is so much more. The book probably could be shorter and yet, i didn't want it to end. Who didn't want Amber to cause chaos in America? If you liked GWTW then you would love this- i would also recommend 'Through A Glass Darkly'. Forever Amber also has to be one of the greatest historical novels ever written- the authenticity of characters is heightened by the careful web of real figures and events from history with an epic love story entangled like a document rather than a narrative. This is a book that if the reader enjoys, shall never leave them. The ending in particular invokes the audience to continue believing and hoping in Amber's quest to win Bruce Carlton. To summarise, Forever Amber is a twisted, passionate, addictive, living tale that embodies every possible theme, character and love that you could imagine.

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Stunning!!

I absolutely LOVED this book!! It begins with a prologue about how Amber was born and then fastforwards to the future, where Amber is a beautiful teenager in a small country village... and there she meets the man who she will be in love with the rest of her life. She follows him to London and then has numerous experiences with him, without him, with other people...

This book was definitely researched well - I learned a lot about the history of England and London by reading it, and the writing style is just beautiful! Amber is such a little vixen in the book. At times, you love her and sympathize with her (such as being with a spiteful man and having no power as a woman), and other times you hate her and are wishing for her to get what she deserves (like when she uses other people for her own benefit). You love her and hate her at the same time; the author is a genius at how she brings the characters to life. No one is only good or bad but all sides of people are shown.

To give it more historical credibility, parts of the book take place in the palace, without Amber around. It's almost like a comparison between royalty and non-royalty - and neither side is truly more moral than the other. You also get a taste of the time in which they're living.

The book spans years and at the end, you know what's going to happen but still are left wishing for a sequel. I would have loved to see how it all actually played out at the end, but even the ending doesn't detract from the overall genius of the book.

Don't be put off by the length of this - it will hook you and you won't be able to put it down. I finished all 972 pages within a few days. And while the book is definitely quite sensual (Amber takes on a number of lovers and ends up pregnant out of wedlock a number of times, many of which end in abortions), nothing is too overt. The love scenes are mainly left to your own imagination and you are truly drawn into the characters and not just the actions.

I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a beautifully written love story spanning a number of years. This book will not disappoint in keeping your interest. I've already loaned out my copy to a friend but will be rereading it when I get it back. Definitely a book to be read and reread - it's one to buy.

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kept you on the edge of your seat

**don't read this unless you have already read the book**

I thought it was a well wrote book, however I loved and hated Amber. I loved Bruce till he married someone else. After the plague I thought that was it they would finally get together, but he left her again. She made so many mistakes, if she only had gone back to where she was raised and at least talked to them. Geez, I was just constantly hoping the whole book she would, which never happened. I guess it is always good to have a book in there that the ending is not what you want. But it is so heart breaking when they don't. It was definatley a classic, but not one of my favorites, my favorite will always be the Liz Curtis Higgs series Thorn in my heart. However Through the glass darkly was a lot like this book, it was also good.

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