Katherine
Katherine comes to the court of Edward III at the age of fifteen and is dazzled by the feasts, jousts and entertainments of the wealthy nobles. She is naive, convent - educated and the orphan of a penniless knight, nevertheless she is beautiful and she turns the head of a number of young men...
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Katherine comes to the court of Edward III at the age of fifteen and is dazzled by the feasts, jousts and entertainments of the wealthy nobles. She is naive, convent - educated and the orphan of a penniless knight, nevertheless she is beautiful and she turns the head of a number of young men including the king's favourite son John of Gaunt. But he is married, and she is soon to be betrothed.
A few years later their paths cross again and this time their passion for each other cannot be denied or suppressed. Katherine becomes the prince's mistress, and discovers an extraordinary world of power, pleasure and passion.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780340839881 (0340839880)
Publish date: March 13th 2006
Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
Pages no: 576
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Medieval,
Historical Romance,
14th Century
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 ...
I'd long seen this novel, published in 1954, mentioned as one of the great classic works of historical romance in the same breath as books such as Gone With the Wind, Forever Amber and The Far Pavilions and it's based on a true 14th century romance. It took me a while to get into the book for seve...
An interesting read if slow. Everything you ever wanted to know about the age of Geoffrey Chaucer - he even appears as a sideline characters. Interesting
Here's the thing about historical fiction: we already know what happened.So the wiles of plot are nullified. There's no reason to wonder how everything will turn out when Wikipedia exists. Okay, then how about the writing? We may know what happens but the author can sprinkle the story with good pros...
Where to even begin? I'm not sure that this counts as a spoiler, but I'm hiding it just in case.If I was to summarize the story in two minutes or less, you'd be really intrigued. Don't get me wrong, it's a great story, fantastic characters, and it sets the stage for the whole Tudor empire so it's a ...
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