This book presented a somewhat new view of Katherine Howards tale, or at least a view new to me. The entire story is told from the viewpoint of the best friend of Katherine, Cat Tilney, and its a somewhat sympathetic, but maybe more plausible, description of the entire debacle. Granted, the friendship between Katherine and Cat is likely very fabricated, and perhaps I liked it so much because the view presented is more in line with how Ive always looked at Kitty myself.
The typical tale of Katherine is that she was a relatively simple minded girl who let her heart get the better of her in multiple situations. Shes always portrayed as very flighty, never putting much thought into anything, and only concerned with her looks and what thatll get her. And theres definitely some of that in this book, but Cat also represents Kitty as very calculating with her liaisons, and as knowing exactly what shes doing the entire time.
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The typical tale of Katherine is that she was a relatively simple minded girl who let her heart get the better of her in multiple situations. Shes always portrayed as very flighty, never putting much thought into anything, and only concerned with her looks and what thatll get her. And theres definitely some of that in this book, but Cat also represents Kitty as very calculating with her liaisons, and as knowing exactly what shes doing the entire time.
To read the rest of my review, please visit:
http://www.dorolerium.com/?p=2580
