Katherine

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KimberlyB, February 25, 2010 (view all comments by KimberlyB)
Katherine has a surprisingly modern tone for being written in the 1950's. Beyond the writing, the characters are incredibly real in the sense that none of them are perfect. So often in historical fiction people are drawn in extremes being either flawless or terrible, but Seton crafts her characters (while still maintaining historical accuracy) with all the positive and negative attributes of real people. It is a beautiful novel and a modern classic.

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KimberlyB, February 25, 2010 (view all comments by KimberlyB)
Katherine has a surprisingly modern tone for being written in the 1950's. Beyond the writing, the characters are incredibly real in the sense that none of them are perfect. So often in historical fiction people are drawn in extremes being either flawless or terrible, but Seton crafts her characters (while still maintaining historical accuracy) with all the positive and negative attributes of real people. It is a beautiful novel and a modern classic.

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Scout006, February 15, 2010 (view all comments by Scout006)
I read alot of historical fiction and this is a masterpiece! The story is interesting and without having to add any flair to make it so. The author specifically tells us she used nothing but facts. Its the kind of book that brings you into the 1500's and you can hear the sounds of London and the smell of the horses in the streets. Seton does a magnificent job describing medieval London. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys history or even anyone who enjoys a great love story. This book was way before its time, it was published in the 50's I believe, so its racy for the time period it was written. Im a serious collector of books and this one is on my favorite list!

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Product Details

ISBN:

9781556525322

Foreword:

Gregory, Philippa

Publisher:

Chicago Review Press

Foreword by:

Gregory, Philippa

Foreword:

Gregory, Philippa

Author:

Gregory, Philippa

Author:

Seton, Anya

Location:

814 N FRANKLIN ST. -2ND FLR

Subject:

Historical

Subject:

Great britain

Subject:

Fiction

Subject:

History

Subject:

Romance - Historical

Subject:

Historical fiction

Subject:

Biographical fiction

Copyright:

2004

Edition Description:

Trade Paper

Series:

Rediscovered Classics

Publication Date:

20040531

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Language:

English

Pages:

512

Dimensions:

1400x1200