The House of Seymour

Isabel is the daughter of a well-to-do merchant but her engagement is broken when a young member of the gentry proposes and her father sees a way for advancement. Isabel doesn't particularly like her husband but accepts her lot and becomes the mistress of a hunting lodge in the Savernake Forest. Her husband John Seymour is ambitious and begins to ingratiate himself with Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, the uncle of the boy king Henry VI. Jess is a female shepherd who is accused of being a witch after her intended Addy disappears but she finds refuge at Wolf Hall with Isabel.
This is very light historical fiction but that is no bad thing. I really liked the setting for this novel during the childhood of Henry VI and the background of the show more Hundred Years War. The author introduces Catherine de Valois and hints at the future scandal of her relationship with Owen Tudor. The plot meanders along and is obviously well-researched. It's not demanding to read but is entertaining. show less