Katherine
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780547416403 (0547416407)
Publish date: January 1st 2000
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Pages no: 512
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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