RITA Award
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (2009) Winner
Pam Rosenthal
パム・ローゼンソール
Pamu Rōzensōru
Pen Names:
Molly Weatherfield（Pen name for erotic novels）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Brooklyn, New York
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Brooklyn, New York (birthplace) → San Francisco, California
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1995-2008
- Affiliations
- Modern Times bookstore (co-owner)
- Influenced By
- Pauline Réage (author of Story of O)
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Carrie's Story
1995 Erotic historical romance, BDSMAn erotic novel in the BDSM genre.
BDSMEroticismSubmission
Safe Word
1998 Erotic historical romance, BDSMSequel to Carrie's Story.
BDSMSafeword
Almost a Gentleman
2003 Historical romanceRegency-set historical romance.
Class inequalitiesViolencePhysical hardships
The Bookseller's Daughter
2004 Historical romanceRomance featuring a bookseller's daughter.
Working classRomance
The Slightest Provocation
2006 Historical romanceHistorical romance novel.
ProvocationRomance
The Edge of Impropriety
2008 Historical romanceRegency-set historical romance.
ImproprietyClass
Bibliography
- Carrie's Story (1995, Molly Weatherfield)
- Safe Word (1998, Molly Weatherfield)
- Almost a Gentleman (2003)
- The Bookseller's Daughter (2004)
- The Slightest Provocation (2006)
- The Edge of Impropriety (2008)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Satisfies romance genre requirements with literary novel featuresRegency-set historical romancesUnvarnished depiction of period inequalities, violence, and hardships
- Recurring Motifs
- BDSMLaboring class charactersSymbolic themes
Legacy
Known as an author of erotic historical romance novels, particularly noted for BDSM-themed works. Also has scholarly interest in the romance genre.
In Popular Culture
- Carrie's Story ranked #12 on Playboy.com's 25 Sexiest Novels Ever Written
Trivia
- Co-owned the Modern Times bookstore in San Francisco with her husband Michael Rosenthal.
- Carrie's Story has gone through sixteen printings since 1995.