I read this book long ago--about 25 or 30 years ago. I didn't remember too much about it, but I liked it. When I saw it at the Pequot Library book sale, I decided to buy and reread it especially since I've read more English history lately.
This time around my reaction is meh. I got sick of hearing how beautiful Katherine was, over and over and over. The author in her note mentioned that she was not exaggerating Katherine's beauty, but I was still stick of reading about it.
I also thought Katherine was whiny and John angry and jealous: not good traits for the principals of "the classic love story of medieval England" as the cover proclaims.
Maybe I'll read Alison Weir's history of the couple.
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