A Woman of Noble Wit

- Blurb -

Few women of her time lived to see their name in print. But Katherine was no ordinary woman. She was Sir Walter Raleigh' s mother. This is her story. Set against the turbulent background of a Devon rocked by the religious and social changes that shaped Tudor England; a Devon of privateers and pirates; a Devon riven by rebellions and plots, A Woman of Noble Wit tells how Katherine became the woman who would inspire her famous sons to follow their dreams. It is Tudor history seen though a woman' s eyes. As the daughter of a gentry family with close connections to the glittering court of King Henry VIII, Katherine' s duty is clear. She must put aside her dreams and accept the husband chosen for her. Still a girl, she starts a new life at Greenway Court, overlooking the River Dart, relieved that her husband is not the ageing monster of her nightmares. She settles into the life of a dutiful wife and mother until a chance shipboard encounter with a handsome privateer, turns her world upside down. . . . . . Years later a courageous act will set Katherine' s name in print and her youngest son will fly high.