Katherine

A Novel

De: Anya Seton

Narrado por: Lorna Bennett

""Exhilarating, exuberant, and rich,"" 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 (Austin Chronicle).

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.

“An inspiration and the benchmark by which I judge historical novels.”—Alison Weir

Amazing

Such an amazing book. I hated for it to end. The story is so beautiful and epic and Katherine had such an amazing life.

Interesting history

I knew nothing of Katherine, so I'm glad I read this one. It tended to get bogged down in detail and it was hard to stick with it, I had to repeat some chapters just to keep the characters straight Narration was great.

The story is fantastic and the writing did justice to this epic love

I am a lover of historical fiction, but it is often hard to find beautiful and good writing to accompany it! This book sure hit the mark, excellent story and fabulous storytelling!

Great writing and character development

I’m looking forward to more of Seton’s books. Very entertaining to listen to while doing chores and driving

History brought to life through the story of Katherine and John

Wonderful weaving of historical events into the love story of the private life of John and Katherine and their profound effect on English history.

love

I absolutely adore this book so perfectly written. definitely in the top tier of Anya Seton novels

Excellent book!

The Historical review is fascinating, characters developed and well written. I do highly recommend reading this book!

The authenticity of the heroine at all phases of life

I liked the love story of course. But the illustrations of the times through words was fantastic. The reader really gets to see life as it was back then. I was also impressed with Catherine”s ability to take criticism and look at it, think about it and change her views if the new info made sense.

History

Great book with a wonderful narrator. The descriptions were amazing. It was very interesting. I enjoy books about history

Such a fairy tale

I didn’t realize this was actually based on a true love story. It was beautifully read and beautifully written