Date Posted:09:28:03 01/13/06 Fri Author: Fiz Subject: Re: Other books In reply to:
Dee Redmond
's message, "Re: Other books" on 16:45:39 01/12/06 Thu
>>>I recently finished Anya Seton's Katherine and I'm
>>>wondering if there are more books out there about
>>>Katherine Swynford.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>Julia
>>
>Those books are NOT about Katherine, just by same
>author!
>For other books about Katherine, if you check on
>amazon, there is one called Katherine by Anthony
>Goodman, another book that may interest you is A Pride
>of Bastards (about the Beauforts) by Geoffrey
>Richardson. And rumour has it that there is going to
>be a non-fiction biography coming out in 2007. Hope
>that helps.
>If you feel like different reading matter, you might
>like to try The Wheel of Fortune by Susan Howatch.
>She has re-constructed the story of the Plantagenents
>in modern day form and John of Gaunt (John Godwin in
>this book) plays a central role, as does his
>relationship with Katherine (Bronwen). Its a
>fascinating read if you know the story of the
>Plantagenents from reading Anya Seton's book!
Ther is a biography about Katherine by Alison Weir, scheduled for 2007. She says she now realises how much fiction there was in the novel! I love, am married to one of Katherine's (however many great grandsons and our eldest daughter, is , of course, Katherine.