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Original Title:	Katherine
ISBN:	155652532X (ISBN13: 9781556525322)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Katherine Swynford, Edward III of England, John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, Alice Perrers, Blanche of Lancaster
Setting:	England

Katherine

Anya Seton

Paperback | Pages: 500 pages

Rating: 4.19 | 28229 Users | 1922 Reviews

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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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Title	:	Katherine
Author	:	Anya Seton
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Rediscovered Classics
Pages	:	Pages: 500 pages
Published	:	May 1st 2004 by Chicago Review Press (first published 1954)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Romance. Classics. Medieval. European Literature. British Literature

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I think I like historical fiction better than historical romance...Overall I enjoyed this story of Katherine and the fate of her relationship with the Duke of Lancaster. For a classic this was a fairly easy read, even if it was a bit overly descriptive. The medieval times were an interesting time period to read about and the historical aspects were certainly not lacking. I enjoyed reading about characters based on real people, but somehow I never felt an emotional attachment to them. Had it not

Finished: The last 100 pages or so I was thinking - stop with the crap about the customs of medieval times and just let me know what is going to happen to the main characters! I cared about them very much. I ended up totally loving Katherine. She was real. She made tons of "wrong steps" in her life, but damn it all we all have to live don't we! Who says we have to be perfect? Who says we SHOULDN'T fall in love and be carried away by our emotions. Also I REALLY learned about life in the middle

I persisted with this book for as long as I did because it is so overwhelming rated highly and described as a classic of historical fiction. But Im very much afraid I have to pull a DNF on this one. I just cant stand to read any more of this novel. Ill try and explain the good and the bad below, and why this book just didnt work for me.The Good:Anya Seton has really done her research trying to get the historical setting as detailed and accurate as she can. The ins and outs of daily life in the

Solid, engaging historical fiction about the mistress of John of Gaunt who was the ancestress of the Tudors. Rich with period detail. The part that makes me knock the rating down is the horrible passage wherein Katherine becomes a guilt-ridden Christian who repudiates her own happiness. It was such a jarring disconnect and so typical of everything I loathe about Christianity that it spoiled the book for me. It's hard to imagine a moral and spiritual about-face of this magnitude and swiftness.

Oh Sweet Lord. Two lovers bathed in light. A woman so pure that the beauty of her arms and breasts gleam[ed] like alabaster between strands of long auburn hair. Her lover? The most powerful man in England. Swoon. This is the tale of long-term love based loosely on the facts we know about John of Gaunt and his paramour (later wife) Katherine Swynford. Medieval romantics need not fear; this novel is fat with surcotes, prie-dieux, jeweled coifs, emblazoned hanaps, and fearful gorge-swallowing

Cease, daughter!" said the priest at last in a trembling voice. "I cannot grant absolution, no priest could...Widely considered to be Seton's best work, this is a fast paced and fascinating interpretation of Katherine's life lived in a time of turmoil and copious bloodshed.The only thing that made me read this slowly was the edition I had has a small font and little space between the lines. At first I could only manage 20 pages at a time. I guess kindle has left me spoilt. However, I soon

I've come for you, Katrine This whole, magnificent epic is based on a true story. Either Katherine Swynford, her beloved John of Gaunt, or both (because she gave him 4 - 4 - kids as his mistress), gave rise to the royal lines that include Kings Henry IV, V, VI & VII, Richard III, Edward IV, a Queen of Scots, every sovereign of Scotland since ages ago (sorry, my google is down or I'd sound way smarter right now) and every sovereign of England in the last 400 years. Meanwhile, my branch of