Katherine by Anya Seton Paperback Book

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Rent Katherine

Author: Anya Seton

Format: Quality Paperback, Unabridged-CD

Publisher: Mariner Books

Published: Sep 2013

Genre: Fiction - Romance - Historical

Retail Price: $22.99

Pages: 512

Synopsis

"A glorious example of romance in its most classic literary sense: exhilarating, exuberant, and rich with the jeweled tones of England in the 1300s." —Austin Chronicle

Katherine is an epic novel of a love affair that changed history—that of Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, the ancestors of most of the British royal family. Set in the vibrant fourteenth century of Chaucer and the Black Death, the story features knights fighting in battle, serfs struggling in poverty, and the magnificent Plantagenets—Edward III, the Black Prince, and Richard II—who rule despotically over a court rotten with intrigue. Within this era of danger and romance, John of Gaunt, the king's son, falls passionately in love with the already-married Katherine. Their affair persists through decades of war, adultery, murder, loneliness, and redemption. Anya Seton's vivid rendering of the lives of the Duke and Duchess of Lancaster makes Katherine an unmistakable classic.

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BookLender review by trekfann on 2014-05-09 21:19:04

At around 500 pages, this novel falls into the category of epic, although it kind of drifts into soap opera territory at times. Overall, if you have an interest in this time period or any of the people involved in this based on a true story, I recomend this book.