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Pam Rosenthal

パム・ローゼンソール

Pamu Rōzensōru

Pen Names: Molly WeatherfieldPen 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, BDSM

An erotic novel in the BDSM genre.

BDSMEroticismSubmission

Safe Word

1998 Erotic historical romance, BDSM

Sequel to Carrie's Story.

BDSMSafeword

Almost a Gentleman

2003 Historical romance

Regency-set historical romance.

Class inequalitiesViolencePhysical hardships

The Bookseller's Daughter

2004 Historical romance

Romance featuring a bookseller's daughter.

Working classRomance

The Slightest Provocation

2006 Historical romance

Historical romance novel.

ProvocationRomance

The Edge of Impropriety

2008 Historical romance

Regency-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.