Forever Amber
by Kathleen Winsor
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Novato, California, United States
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About This Item
Macmillan, 1944. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. No DJ. Stated first printing. Previous owner name inked on back of front free page: Bertha Holland Simmons, Oct., 1944. Please return. Lightly read. No other markings in book. Binding is fine. Scuffed covers with light rubbing to corner tips. Book tells the story of an orphaned Amber, who makes her way up through the ranks of 17th century English society by sleeping with or marrying successively richer and more important men while keeping her love for the one man she can never have. Subplot of the novel follows Charles II of England as he returns from exile and adjusts to ruling England. Novel includes portrayals of Restoration fashion, including the popularization of tea in English coffeehouses and the homes of fashionably rich; politics; and public disasters, including the plague and the Great Fire of London. Many notable historical figures appear in the book, including Charles II of England, members of his court, and several of his mistresses. 1947 Movie.
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- Bookseller
- Orca Knowledge Systems Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- mon0000027608
- Title
- Forever Amber
- Author
- Kathleen Winsor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Date Published
- 1944
- Size
- in x in x in
- Weight
- 2.10 lbs
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