Winsor, an American, read over 350 books about the period while writing Forever Amber, which was published when she was only twenty-four.Īmber is the illegitimate daughter of a gentlewoman and a nobleman. The setting for the book is the Restoration (1660-1688), which begins with the return of Charles II to the English throne after the collapse of the Commonwealth. Although explicit sex is kept behind closed doors, the underlying desire between Amber and Bruce is always there, simmering beneath the surface. The heady feeling of experiencing a great romance through a literary character stuck with me through the years. Clare and Bruce, Lord Carlton, was all I cared about. Despite all that, Forever Amber was the bestselling book of the 1940s, and by 1947 the movie, a very condensed version of the book, starring Linda Darnell and Cornel Wilde, was released.Īs a teenager, the frenetic passion between the two main characters, Amber St. Preachers railed against it from their pulpits. It was banned in Massachusetts and subsequently in several other states. Written by Kathleen Winsor and published in 1944, the book became famous for its racy and bawdy storyline. I’d heard about its scandalous reputation and asked if I could borrow it. When I was a young girl, I found a copy of Forever Amber on my aunt’s bookcase.
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