{"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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-309160\"\u003eAnya Seton\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.35w x 1.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780544222885\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0544222881\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014050\"\u003eHistorical | 20th Century | World War II \u0026amp; Holocaust\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC041000\"\u003eBiographical \u0026amp; Autofiction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693992874221,"sku":"9780544222885","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_81c3bd88-e1b3-4360-9551-063774929f76.jpg?v=1747438478","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/katherine-9780544222885","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}