Forever Amber

Abandoned pregnant and penniless on the teeming streets of London, sixteen-year-old Amber St. Clare uses her wits, beauty, and courage to climb to the highest position a woman could achieve in Restoration England- that of favorite mistress of the Merry Monarch, Charles 2. From whores to highwaymen to courtiers and nobleman, from the Great Plaque and the fires of London to the intimate passions of ordinary - and - extraordinary- men and women, Amber experiences it all. But throughout her trials and escapades, she remains, in her heart, true to the one man she really loves, the one man she can never have....

Forever Amber sold 100,000 copies in its first week in 1944, was banned in Boston, and eventually sold over 2 million copies in hardcover. It outsold almost every other book of the decade and became a bestseller in 16 countries. A book to read and reread, this edition brings back to print an unforgettable romance and a timeless masterpiece.