I am SO thrilled that someone else loves this book!!
I read it first in the 1970,s; lost my copy, then found it in WHSMITH 6 years ago. It is the only book I have read twice! I am visiting Lincoln next week , and will visit the cathedral to see her tomb. What a wonderful story this is >I'm always been interested with the middle ages and
>after reading this book, my fascination with it
>greatly increased! I never heard of the book until I
>saw it in a local bookstore and when I read the back
>cover, I didn't think twice to purchase it and I'm
>glad that I made such an impulsive decision because it
>didn't just dissapoint me, but it also made me a big
>fan of Katherine and John of Gaunt! Their love affair
>transcends not only their lives but changed forever
>the english history.
>
>I admire the way they loved and cared for each other
>despite the many criticisms that they encountered
>during the many years of their union. I actually
>didn't think of Katherine as a mistress of John of
>Gaunt, because for me, she gives John a sense of joy
>and hope since he was always involved with tedious
>campaigns in many different parts of Europe. Also,
>Katherine gave him something that he couldn't get from
>his amazing wealth and numerous royal titles, and that
>is none other than LOVE.
>
>I am only 19 years old and although the novel was even
>older than my mom, I will forever treasure it and tell
>my friends to read it so that a new generation of
>readers could discover a more powerful and moving love
>story than Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
