Kathleen Winsor

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born

in Olivia, Minnesota, The United States

October 16, 1919

died

May 29, 2003

genre

Historical Fiction

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Winsor was raised in Berkeley, California. At the age of 18, Winsor made a list of her goals for life. Among those was her hope to write a best-selling novel. Winsor graduated in 1938 from the University of California, Berkeley. During her school years, she married a fellow student, All-American college football player Robert Herwig. In 1937, she began writing a thrice-weekly sports column for the Oakland Tribune. Although that job only lasted a year, Winsor later returned to the newspaper to work as a receptionist. She was fired in 1938 when the newspaper chose to trim their workforce.
Winsor became interested in the Restoration period through her husband. Herwig was writing a paper for school on Charles II, and, out of boredom, Winsor read...more

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Kathleen Winsor's Books

Average rating: 3.95 · 7,327 ratings · 622 reviews · 10 distinct works · Similar authors

	Forever Amber 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 7,247 ratings — published 1944 — 43 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wanderers Eastward, Wanderers West 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1965 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Calais 3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1979 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Robert And Arabella 3.13 of 5 stars 3.13 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1986 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Star Money 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1950 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jacintha 2.58 of 5 stars 2.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1984	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	America with Love 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1958 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lovers 2.0 of 5 stars 2.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1952 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Вечната Амбър - Втори том by Kathleen Winsor, Various (Translator) 3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1944	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Вечната Амбър - Първи том by Kathleen Winsor, Various (Translator) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1944	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Kathleen Winsor

“Most people are so busy knocking themselves out trying to do everything they think they should do, the never get around to doing what they want to do.”
― Kathleen Winsor

20 people liked it

“Charm is the ability to make someone else think that both of you are pretty wonderful.”
― Kathleen Winsor

15 people liked it

“If you had better sense you’d have learned by now that nothing thrives so well as wickedness”
― Kathleen Winsor, Forever Amber

tags: amber-st-clare, forever-amber

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Which book would you like to read for our February 1 - March 1 History group read?

Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor

12 votes, 29.3%

Through a Glass Darkly by Karleen Koen

11 votes, 26.8%

Royal Harlot A Novel of the Countess Castlemaine and King Charles II by Susan Holloway Scott

9 votes, 22.0%

The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons

6 votes, 14.6%

Loving Frank by Nancy Horan

3 votes, 7.3%

41 total votes

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