Anya Seton
Birth date: January 23, 1904
Died: November 08, 1990
Anya Seton's Books
I think I would have liked this book more if I would have had time to read it faster. It was one of those books that called for devouring hours at a time. Instead I was lucky if I could sneak in 30-40 pages in a half hour. It was better than [b:Devil Water|252502|Devil Water|Anya Seton|https://d.gr-...
Katherine gave me such high expectations. This book was kind of a let down.
bookshelves: paper-read, one-penny-wonder, published-1944, winter-20142015, film-only, tbr-busting-2015, gothic, casual-violence, boo-scary, ghosties-ghoulies, recreational-drugs, bullies, poison, mental-health Recommended for: Laura, Wanda et al Read from June 13, 2013 to February 21, 2015 Des...
I liked the first third, had every intention of finishing, but probably won't—due to too many other commitments and insufficient interest in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. My fault, not the book's. So go ahead. Read it anyway.
The incredible love story of Katherine Swynford and John of Gault—ancestors to the Tudor dynasty and the Stuarts. Spanning much of the 14th century, we see Katherine develop from an innocent young girl raised in a convent into a strong and wise woman. Anya Seton writes in such a vividly descriptive ...