It is the best work of fiction I’ve ever read covering the rank in society of 17th Century England.Īmber went through every dirty and glamorous occupation open to women of the age, including country maiden, prisoner, actress, mistress, wife, Lady, Countess, and Duchess. While Amber was not by any means a great, admirable woman, the background of this story and its amazingly accurate and eye opening historical details of the lives of every class – from the beggar in the street to the King himself - were poignant, true to form and mesmerizing.
Forever Amber is a staple of classic historical fiction, along with Katherine by Anya Seton, Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier and Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell-yet is set apart by its brow-raising protagonist.
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