Griggs Rosemary - A Woman Of Noble Wit - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: THE Coffee POT BOOK CLUB BOOK OF THE YEAR Awards 2022 - Silver Medals in each of the following categories - Women's Historical Fiction Historical Romance and for books set in The Tudors The Stuarts and The Commonwealth of England Few women of her time lived to see their name in print. But Katherine was no ordinary woman. She was Sir Walter Raleigh's mother. This is her story. Set against the turbulent background of a Devon rocked by the religious and social changes that shaped Tudor England; a Devon of privateers and pirates; a Devon riven by rebellions and plots A Woman of Noble Wit tells how Katherine became the woman who would inspire her famous sons to follow their dreams. It is Tudor history seen though a woman's eyes. As the daughter of a gentry family with close connections to the glittering court of King Henry VIII Katherine's duty is clear. She must put aside her dreams and accept the husband chosen for her. Still a girl she starts a new life at Greenway Court overlooking the River Dart relieved that her husband is not the ageing monster of her nightmares. She settles into the life of a dutiful wife and mother until a chance shipboard encounter with a handsome privateer turns her world upside down. . Years later a courageous act will set Katherine's name in print and her youngest son will fly high.
Title: A Woman Of Noble Wit
Author(s): Griggs Rosemary
Publisher: Troubador Publishing
Barcode: 9781800464599
Pages: 416 Pages
Publication Date: 9/28/2021
Series: Daughters of Devon
Category: Historical Fiction