A review by tessisreading2
Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess by Alison Weir

4.0

An exemplary example of how to write a biography about someone about whom there is very little factual information available. Weir lays out what we do (and don't) know about Katherine's life in a straightforward and readable manner and makes good use of facts and inferences, always explaining the reasoning process behind them. Unfortunately, given that dearth of information, Katherine herself doesn't really come alive, but in many ways the book is like reading a detective novel and as such, it's fascinating.