* * * * * * * * * * * * Jessica Shirvington The Violet Eden Chapters is another young adult series that I could read more than once. I hope you get a chance to read these books, I know I could read them more than once. Victor Kelleher Parkland was published in 1994, Book 2 Earthsong in 1995 and Fire Dancer in 1996. But if you are interested, you can try this link to Victor Kelleher’s Goodreads Page. There are so many the list would be too long to put here. He has had a multitude of books published since this trilogy’s release.
He lived in South Africa before moving to Australia in 1976. Victor was born on the 1st of January, 1939 in England. Parklands is a loosely-linked trilogy, superbly written by the multi-award winning Australian Young Adult Fantasy writer Victor Kelleher. The Parklands trilogy was written before the surge of dystopian and apocalyptic YA books that now fill our YA book shelves. They gave me an insight into the world of paranormal and fantasy writing. These books had a strong impact on my early writing days. Still travelling down memory lane but not as far back as Katherine takes us, the next book on my list is from a trilogy called Parklands, published more than twenty years ago. This epic novel of conflict, cruelty, and untamable love has become a classic since its first publication in 1954.” * * * * * * * * * * * * Parklands Trilogy by Victor Kelleher Their well-documented affair and love persist through decades of war, adultery, murder, loneliness, and redemption. Within this era of danger and romance, John of Gaunt, the king’s son, falls passionately in love with the already married Katherine. Set in the vibrant 14th century of Chaucer and the Black Death, the story features knights fighting in battle, serfs struggling in poverty, and the magnificent Plantagenets-Edward III, the Black Prince, and Richard II-who ruled despotically over a court rotten with intrigue. More narrative and less dialogue.įrom Goodreads: “This classic romance novel tells the true story of the love affair that changed history-that of Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, the ancestors of most of the British royal family. Many books from my teen years were like that. I’m not sure how it would be received today as there are long pages of description that sets the scene, the tone, and puts you right there in the historical period, but today those long passages might appear as if nothing much is happening.
KATHERINE by Anya Seton was written over 60 years ago.
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