This Paperback Book item from Chicago Review Press was reviewed on 15-Oct-2008.
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1) Paperback Book Katherine by Chicago Review Press. The book was really interesting and Anya Seton included a lot of the historical context of the time period. But it was slow for quite a while and Katherine, the protagonist, was quite often irritating. But overall it was a pretty good book and I would recommend it to anyone interested in historical fiction that also has a good amount of historical context.¤ 2) Paperback Book Katherine by Chicago Review Press. I enjoyed this book for the most part but I also found it to be somewhat like a harlequin novel. Still a good read though.¤ 3) Paperback Book Katherine by Chicago Review Press. Read it first in high school English (1968) and still re-read it. Excellent Historical Fiction which will probably snag you on Anya Seton´s writing.
I recommend The Winthrop Woman as well. And Theodesia.¤ 4) Paperback Book Katherine by Chicago Review Press. This is the first book that I almost gave up on before I finished reading it. Halfway through the book it just became COMPLETELY boring. I literally forced myself to continue reading. It did get better, and I was pretty happy with the ending. Still, there was a chapter or two that was completely unreadable. I bought this book because it takes place in my favorite time period in history and it had such good reviews, but I found it wasn´t really all that others claim it is. Judge for yourself, but I will never read this book again. That´s for sure.¤ 5) Paperback Book Katherine by Chicago Review Press. This book may have been written in the 1950´s, but the story is timeless, and the storyteller is quite skilled in her craft. The dilemmas that Katherine faced were daunting, and the author does not spare us any details in an attempt to make Katherine more sympathetic. I can understand why many historical fiction writers cite Seton as a role model. This is definitely more than a romance novel!
Many of the historical inaccuracies are minor, and are because in the 1950´s, there was significantly less known about Medieval Europe than there is now. I am sure that if Seton were to write the book today, she would get those facts straight. But the basic premise holds true, regardless. Peg¤ 6) Paperback Book Katherine by Chicago Review Press. This classic romance novel tells the true story of the 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 14th 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 ruled 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 well-documented affair and love persist through decades of war, adultery, murder, loneliness, and redemption. This epic novel of conflict, cruelty, and untamable love has become a classic since its first publication in 1954.
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