Questions About Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess

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What book do you think is better to read, this by Alison Weir or the one by Anya Seton, that I am reading?

Linda Stepp Alison Weir's book is a great historical work and I did enjoy it although I missed "meeting" the person behind the historical record. However Weir did…moreAlison Weir's book is a great historical work and I did enjoy it although I missed "meeting" the person behind the historical record. However Weir did report some assumptions based on the historical record about what kind of persons Katherine and John were and that was helpful. Anya Seton's work is historical fiction so it is a different genre as Debra pointed out. I have not read it and am currently looking for a suitable copy. Weir mentioned the Seton book having read it herself it fueled her own desire to write the historical version. Weir also praised the book as a good novel of historical romance which she also enjoyed.(less)

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