Katherine by Anya Seyton

This book was about the life of Katherine Swynford who married John of Gaunt. Her line eventually gave Henry VII. The disclaimer by teh author said that the book is fairly accurate, but it seemed to me that the author gave a lot of her interpretation in order to make a good book. I enjoyed the beginning and the end, but got a bored in the middle. Katherine starts by marrying Hugh Swynford who is ugly and not very nice. She doesn't love him, but loves the Duke, John Lancester instead. She bears 3 children by Hugh. After Hugh dies and Johns wife Blanche dies they start a romance. However, he is married to the Queen of Castille. Katherine bears him many bastard children who are later legitimized when John and Katherine married. The part I didn't like was when there is an uprising against John and his mistress, so she cuts off the relationship. Her eldest daughter Blanchette runs away, so Katherine decides that God hates her and she must pay a penance. In general it was a good book, but not one of the best I have read.