![]() ![]() Though Katherine's family has been cast as traitors, Elizabeth has taken Katherine into her care and hopes to help better the reputation of her family and perhaps find Katherine a husband. The first half of the novel explores the story of Lady Katherine Grey, cousin to Elizabeth and younger sister of the doomed Lady Jane Grey who was queen of England for nine days. ![]() In fact, in many cases, Elizabeth's "daughters" found themselves in the beds of seductive noblemen, or worse, pregnant. In a detailed, but somewhat unsure hand, Westin paints the world of sexually repressed court of Elizabeth I through the eyes of Elizabeth's ladies, whom she referred to as her "daughters." Thought Elizabeth thought of herself as a mother to the young women in her service, she held them to the same moral standard she forced on herself, which made it difficult for them to comply. ![]() In her debut historical fiction novel, Jeane Westin explores the world of Queen Elizabeth I's court, particularly the early years. ![]()
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