Clare the lead protagonist won the hearts of readers for her survival skills, her sexual prowess, and feisty resilience. She has asserted that she read more than 350 works set in Restoration England including the “Great Fire of London,” the plague of the 17th century, and the reign of Charles II.Īmber St.

Robert John Herwig her first husband was then serving in the Marines in the Pacific Theater. When Kathleen Winsor penned her bestselling title, she was a first-time novelist who has spent more than half a decade researching her work. Still, that did not prevent the novel from becoming one of the most popular fiction works of its time. The manuscript got Macmillan to offer her a $50,000 advance, even if the work was censored in more than a dozen states for being too risque. Claire the passionate, individualistic, and spunky heroine. This would then result in the writing and publishing of an epic romance tale that featured Amber St. After doing a lot of research, she would soon become properly acquainted with the Restoration period in England. While her husband was overseas serving in World War II, she began writing her debut novel. However, Kathleen has always believed that she was born to write a bestselling title ever since she was young. In 1938, her employer embarked on a downsizing spree and unfortunately, she was among the employees that were cut from the payroll. She would go on to work for at least a year with the Tribune and during this time, she also worked at the publication’s offices as a receptionist. Upon graduating from college, Kathleen Winsor got a job at the “Oakland Tribune,” in 1937 where she published a three-times-a-week sports column.

In 1938 the author went to the University of California, Berkeley from where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. The author was born in Olivia, Minnesota in October 1919 and was the daughter of Myrtle Belle Winsor and Harold Lee.Īs a child, Kathleen spent most of her childhood in California in the United States. In fact, her novel is believed to have paved the way for the modern blockbuster novel that has become ubiquitous in the modern day. Kathleen Winsor was an American literary fiction novelist that made her name with the publishing of the blockbuster novel “Forever Amber.”

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