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Oh Amber! You just don't LISTEN, do you?
This is wonderful historical fiction - meticulously researched, full of rich detail (I especially loved the scrumptious descriptions of the dresses), and with a protagonist undoubtedly belongs in her time period.
Amber's behavior is appalling and shocking, but she fits just right in with the decadence and corruption of Restoration England. But she certainly isn't the most morally ambiguous character in the book. The scheming Lord Buckingham and Lady Castl ...more
This is wonderful historical fiction - meticulously researched, full of rich detail (I especially loved the scrumptious descriptions of the dresses), and with a protagonist undoubtedly belongs in her time period.
Amber's behavior is appalling and shocking, but she fits just right in with the decadence and corruption of Restoration England. But she certainly isn't the most morally ambiguous character in the book. The scheming Lord Buckingham and Lady Castl ...more
wow. this book was so good I couldn't put it down. by the end it was getting tired though and she was becoming a joke
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Pros: Kathleen Winsor paints an incredibly vivid picture of Restoration England. I felt I could step into the setting, from the filthy cells of Newgate prison to the glittering court of Charles II at Whitehall.
Cons: Nearly every character is extremely unlikeable. This is especially apparent with Amber St. Clair, who is a stupid, vain, selfish brat. In her ambition to rise in the world and gain the affections of Lord Bruce Carlton she is nearly sociopathic.
Cons: Nearly every character is extremely unlikeable. This is especially apparent with Amber St. Clair, who is a stupid, vain, selfish brat. In her ambition to rise in the world and gain the affections of Lord Bruce Carlton she is nearly sociopathic.
Oct 23, 2009
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