Kathleen Winsor

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Kathleen Winsor


Born
in Olivia, Minnesota, The United States
October 16, 1919

Died
May 26, 2003

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Kathleen Winsor was an American author. She is best known for her first work, the 1944 historical novel Forever Amber. The novel, racy for its time, became a runaway bestseller even as it drew criticism from some authorities for its depictions of sexuality. She wrote seven other novels, none of which matched the success of her debut.


Average rating: 4.0 · 20,670 ratings · 1,499 reviews · 52 distinct worksSimilar authors
Forever Amber

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 19,792 ratings — published 1944 — 151 editions
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Вечната Амбър - Първи том

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4.22 avg rating — 294 ratings — published 1944 — 13 editions
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Вечната Амбър - Втори том

4.21 avg rating — 257 ratings — published 1944 — 9 editions
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Wanderers Eastward, Wandere...

3.75 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 1965 — 24 editions
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Calais

3.34 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 1979 — 12 editions
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Star Money

3.86 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 1950 — 28 editions
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Robert And Arabella

3.02 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 1986 — 6 editions
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Jacintha

2.61 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1984 — 4 editions
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America with Love

3.67 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1954 — 13 editions
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The Lovers

3.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1952 — 12 editions
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“Charm is the ability to make someone else think that both of you are pretty wonderful.”
Kathleen Winsor

“The only genius that's worth anything is the genius for hard work.”
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

Polls

4th Qtr (Oct-Dec) 2021 Long Read Poll

The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio, 909 pages, 1351
 
  52 votes, 24.5%

The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu, 1182 pages, 1001
 
  43 votes, 20.3%

The Wings of the Dove by Henry James, 741 pages, 1902
 
  38 votes, 17.9%

Shōgun by James Clavell, 1152 pages, 1975
 
  35 votes, 16.5%

 
  17 votes, 8.0%

 
  14 votes, 6.6%

Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor, 972 pages, 1944
 
  13 votes, 6.1%

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