6/21/2023 0 Comments Forever amber first editionThe film was finally completed after substantial changes to the script were made, toning down some of the book's most objectionable passages in order to appease Catholic media critics. One critic went so far as to number each of the passages to which he objected. The book was condemned by the Catholic Church for indecency, which helped to make it popular. For five years while he was serving in the army she read books on the period and wrote numerous drafts of what would become Forever Amber. Winsor's inspiration for the book came from her first husband who had done his undergraduate thesis on Charles II of England. Many notable historical figures appear in the book including Charles II of England, members of his court, and several of his mistresses including Nell Gwyn. The novel includes portrayals of Restoration fashion, including the introduction and popularization of tea in English coffeehouses and the homes of the fashionably rich politics and public disasters, including the plague and the Great Fire of London. The subplot of the novel follows Charles II of England as he returns from exile and adjusts to ruling England. Clare, who makes her way up through the ranks of 17th century English society by sleeping with and/or marrying successively richer and more important men, while keeping her love for the one man she can never have. The novel tells the story of orphaned Amber St. Forever Amber (1944) is a historical romance novel by Kathleen Winsor set in 17th-century England.
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