Abandoned pregnant and penniless on the teeming streets of London, 16-year-old Amber St. Clare manages, by using 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 II. From whores and highwaymen to courtiers and noblemen, from events such as the Great Plague and the Fire 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. Frequently compared to Gone with the Wind, Forever Amber is the other great historical romance, outselling every other American novel of the 1940s—despite being banned in Boston for its sheer sexiness. A book to read and reread, this edition brings back to print an unforgettable romance and a timeless masterpiece.

凱瑟琳·溫莎於1944年齣版著名小說《琥珀》，在歐美文壇引起強烈震動。此書曾受到許多美國文學評論傢的抨擊；在美國大城市波斯頓，此書一度甚至被禁；但許多普通讀者卻喜愛該書。1947年，美國好萊塢曾將小說《琥珀》搬上銀幕，拍成電影《除卻巫山不是雲》，更擴大瞭此書的影響。小說《琥珀》描寫英國國王查理二世的情婦琥珀，在社會上廣泛結交各階層男子的放蕩生活經曆，許多當代歐美作傢曾公開承認：《琥珀》對自己的創作影響很大。