Crown In Candlelight Author:Rosemary Hawley jarman Jarman tells the story of Katherine of Valois, wife of Henry V, hero of Agincourt, and her later passionate love affair with the Welsh bard Owen Tudor, ancestor of the Tudor dynasty. Jarman's skill at weaving atmosphere and color brings Katherine's childhood to chilling life, as the daughter of a lunatic King and a cruel, amoral mother. She brin... more »gs her usual scrupulous historical accuracy to the novel, and her gift for portraying characters of greath depth is always evident. The actual historical figures spring to life: Plantagenet and Valois royalty, Welsh patriots and bards, as well as a fascinating array of mystics, witches, crossbowmen, peasants and nobles. Jarman's novels are as finely detailed and vividly colored as the tapestries from the period she portrays. Her portrayal of Katherine--sensitive, vulnerable, passionate, amid the turbulence and danger of the decaying Middle Ages--is memorable. This is a fine historical novel, and well worth searching for.« less