Katherine by Anya Seton see more by Anya Seton Philippa Gregory see more by Philippa Gregory Studio Chicago Review PressLabel Chicago Review Press

Closer Look List Price: £12.99 From: Chicago Review Press From: Chicago Review Press Salesrank: 157811 Released: 2004-03 You Save: £ (%)! Lowest New Price: Click Here  Pages: 512 Format: Paperback Customer Rating: Also Shop International: (Not all items available internationally)          Customer Reviews: Superb novel, superb writer. What an epic. The novel transports you back to the time of knights, jousting, fair maidens and surly surfs. This is a fabulously romantic read, focusing on the loves and endurances of Katherine throughout her eventful life. If you like this Seton novel try Avalon too. Great 'Faction' Book One of the best and most historically accurate 'faction' books I've read in a long time. Keeps your interest and attention throughout. You really get involved with all the characters but you'll find yourself rooting for some more then others. Could not put it down once I started reading it and when I finished found myself researching the historical people to see what actually happened to them in pages of history. Wonderful book Like many others I came across this in my parents bookshelf as a young teenager . It had an old fashioned binding and the wrong book title ( my father worked for the printer so he would have gotten it cheap ). As soon as I started reading I was hooked. Miss Seton's prose brought a whole world alive for me in a way that history books don't always. I did Medieval History as part of my degree as a result. I re re-read the book every couple of years and have now given copies to my daughter, as my own old battered copy is too precious to lose. I recently read Alison Weir's new biography which is also good, but doesn't make the character of Katherine come alive in the same way. It is a brilliant story and I am in awe of Miss Seton's research skills. Wonderful!!! I read this book after it was recommended to me by a friend. I could not put it down and just know that I will be reading it again and again. I am lucky enough to live in the beautiful and historic city of Lincoln and I would not hesitate in recommending both the book and a visit to Katherine's tomb in the Lincoln Cathedral. One of the best historical novels I have ever read and I don't say that lightly,but I'm happy to give Anya Seton's "Katherine" this accolade. She evokes the politics, religion, court life and so much more in sensuous prose that carries the reader along effortlessly - some of her descriptions are so lyrical and beautiful that they are a pleasure to read and re-read. Seton's research is extensive but lightly worn and woven so well into the story that it is never discordant. Forget Alison Weir - read Anya Seton. Related Categories: >> >>Books >>Special Features >>Look Inside!