The Scandalous Duchess

Posted on 11 September 2017 by Anne O'Brien

If you will be a great man s mistress you must pay the price1372, The Savoy Widow Lady Katherine Swynford presents herself for a role in the household of merciless royal prince John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, hoping to end her destitution But the Duke s scandalous proposition leaves her life of pious integrity reelingSeduced by the glare of royal adoration, Katherine becomes John s mistress She will leave behind everything she has stood for to play second fiddle to his young wife and ruthless ambition She will live in the shadows of the most powerful man in England in the hope of a love greater than propriety But soon the court whispers whore, harlot, vile temptress reach the ears of not just John s bride but his most dangerous political enemies As the Plantagenet prince is accused of bringing England to its knees, who better to blame than shameless she devil Katherine Swynford Dragged from the shadows, Katherine must answer for her sins Anne O Brien has joined the exclusive club of excellent historical novelists Sunday Express Best Download The Scandalous Duchess by Anne O'Brien For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr There are few things we know about Katherine Swynford, the Duchess of Lancaster Married at sixteen to Hugh Ottes Swynford, a Knight from the manor of Kettlethorpe in Lincolnshire It would be after his death with her time spent John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, first as his lover and then after the death of John s second wife Infanta Constance of Castile, as a married couple that would be the focus of the novel.Written from Katherine s thoughts, we the reader as swept along with the forbidden There...Unlike many court dramas, THE SCANDALOUS DUCHESS is focused almost wholly on its female protagonist, Katherine Swynford, and the matters of her heart rather than on politics and royal intrigue, an important point of difference from other such books The story mentions political events only in as much as they have an impact on Katheri...I came to this novel with very low expectations I felt surprisingly indignant that another author had tried to remake Katherine and The Scandalous Duchess format was not designed to quell my concerns The cover features a model with an obviously twenty first century blonde dye job and within the first three pages, I spotted three typos dairy maids became diary maids, instead of poring over books, the Duke poured over them Additionally, all the way through, the...Royal scandals are not confined to the current history of bare bottomed princes and topless brides they have been with us since royalty began and the love affair between Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt was the hugest scandal of Plantagenet era In a world where sin was blamed for every little thing that went wrong, Katherine and John were sittin...The book had a beginning that wasn t too bad, despite 20% of it being too much UST unresolved sexual tension between the main characters all along In the end, though, the story in 1st person started to falter, focusing overmuch on the romance and the inner emotions over a good plot, combined with a so so writing I also really failed to feel the characters were Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt as we knew them from history.If you read Anya Seton s Katherine and loved it, or are interested The book had a beginning that wasn t too bad, despite 20% o...I haven t read any other Anne O Brien books, so I have no basis for comparison against other works I m personally not a fan of first person POV for actual historical people, either, but I gave it a chance because of the subject matter.Unfortunately, because of the focus is so astonishingly heavy on the addictive love aspect that these two characters share and little else romance does not have to be constant gush in my humble opinion, and certainly not almost every single scene it caused Kathe I haven t read any other Anne O Brien books, so I have no basis for comparison against other works I m personally not a fan of first person POV for actual historical people, either, but I gave it a chance because of the subject matter.Unfortunately, because of the focus is so astonishingly heavy on the addictive love aspect that these two characters share and little else romance does not have to be constant gush in my humble opinion, and certainly not almost every single scene it caused Katherine in my perception of her history, a woman of strength and intellect as well as grace and dignity to come off bland and uninspired, and actually irritating Her perpetual worry is how much she loves John but he might not feel the same, even when he tells her, and she lets us know constantly ...First off I would like to recommend that you don t embark upon this novel if you know you re going to spend every second comparing it to Anya Seton s Katherine It would be entirely unfair do to this as Katherine is one of the most magnificent historical fiction books ever written and it s unlikely to be matched That being said, I enjoyed this novel by Anne O Brien and found favor in how she chose to write her novel based upon the love affair of Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt This is First off I would like to recommend that you don t embark upon this novel if you know you re going to spend every second comparing it to Anya Seton s Katherine It would be entirely unfair do to this as Katherine is one of the most magnificent historical fiction books ever written and it s unlikely to be matched That being said, I enjoyed this novel by Anne O Brien and found favor in how she chose to write her nove...3 stars is a little generous.I have read several by this author now and they are mildly diverting but not outstandingly historical I do take the point that not a lot is known etc but others have done well on just as little to go on The outstanding thing that struck me reading this is that all this author s heroines they areromances than HF really are alike they could almost be the same character and they are all prone to a bit of hysterically misunderstanding and angry blaming I ho 3 stars is a little generous.I have read several by this author now and they are mildly diverting but not outstandingly historical I do take the point that not a lot is known etc but others have done well on just as little to go on...Thank you to the author publisher for the advance reading copy.If you will be a great man s mistress you must pay the price 1372, The Savoy Widow Lady Katherine Swynford presents herself for a role in the household of merciless royal prince John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, hoping to end her destitution But the Duke s scandalous proposition leaves her life of pious integrity reeling Right so first of all I should be clear I m not great at History, and I do not read man...This is going to be the most complex review that I think I have written As complex as the scandalous affair between a duke and a young widow..Okay so, the first 200 pages were the longest and most painful of my life and I very,verynearly gave up on reading it I want you But it s such a sin I know but still Well I would, but you know sins and all that To ing and fro ing like a medieval boat travelling to Aquitaine.Regardless I stuck with it, like a young widow with her This is going to be the most complex review that I think I have written As complex as the scandalous affair between a duke and a young widow..Okay so, the first 200 pages were the longest and most painful of my life and I very,verynearly gave up on reading it I want you But it s such a sin I know but still Well I would, but you know sins and all that To ing and fro ing like a medieval boat travelling to Aquitaine.Regardless I stuck with it, like a young widow with her twit hero of a Duke.After these 200 pages however there was a subtle change in the theme of the story, gone was the oppressing idea of sin and the intial trepidation c...

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11 September 2017

Anne O'Brien