Katherine - Softcover

Seton, Anya; Gregory, Philippa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 155652532X ISBN 13: 9781556525322

Publisher: Chicago Review Press, 2004

Synopsis

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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Review:

"Seton breathes life into this little-documented historical fact...a glorious example of romance in its most classic literary sense." -- The Austin Chronicle

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About this edition

• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 155652532X
• ISBN 13: 9781556525322
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 500