{"product_id":"katherine-9780544222885","title":"Katherine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An inspiration and the benchmark by which I judge historical novels.\"--Alison Weir\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"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 (\u003cem\u003eAustin Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnya Seton's vivid rendering of the lives of the Duke and Duchess of Lancaster makes \u003cem\u003eKatherine\u003c\/em\u003e an unmistakable classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnya Seton (1904-1990) was the author of many bestselling historical romances, including \u003ci\u003eKatherine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Winthrop Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAvalon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDragonwyck\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGreen Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDevil Water\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFoxfire\u003c\/i\u003e. She lived in Greenwich, Connecticut.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50629990777106,"sku":"9780544222885","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_36b53f7b-2e71-474f-8a96-ca7106ea3871.jpg?v=1732739331","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/katherine-9780544222885","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}