I have just finished the novel Katherine and was more then awestruck by the intensity of the love, the morals and the history that was portrayed by the author. If this is an example of her writing style - I can not wait to get my hands on another of her books.

I began reading Philippa Gregory's books near the beginning of the year (2008) after watching the first season of the HBO series "The Tudors". The first of her books I actually listened to on an audiobook and that was the story of Elizabeth I in the Virgin Lover (2004) - after that I read The Other Boleyn Girl (2001) and was hooked. So far I have read the two mentioned above along with The Constant Princess (2005) The Boleyn Inheritance (2006) The Queens Fool (2003), WideAcre - first in Wideacre Trilogy (1987), The Favored Child - second in WideAcre Trilogy (1989) and Meridon - third in Wideacre trilogy (1990). Her books; though fiction, are well researched and have many historical facts within them. If you love historical fiction or historical romance - you will definately enjoy her writings.

I have just finished Katherine (1945) by Anya Seton. The reason I even picked up the book was that there was a foreward in it by Phillipa Gregory who is a great fan of Anya's writing. Since I'm a fan of Phillipa's I figured I'd give it a read and I was not disappointed. It is a beautiful love story filled with the reality of life in medieval England - the reality of marriages made for status not love - and a lives lived in times of sickness and war. There is a foreward by the author herself giving references that she researched in writing the book and at the end she gives the facts that happened afterwards. If you like the history of medieval England - you will enjoy Katherine.