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Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for a copy of this book in return for an honest review.

Too often in history, we hear that the women surrounding powerful men were simply just not important. Not important enough to be the voice of their own stories or the victors in their own history. In a women of noble wit, Rosemary Griggs carves a raw and unflinching portrait of the woman who mothered one of the most famous figures in early modern history. The victories of the man known of Sir Walter Raleigh are well known, documented and discussed. This book is no different. However in this portrayal of the story so many of us know, it is the woman behind it all who is at the heart of the story.

Deftly paced and well researched, the life and character of Katherine is brought to life in technicolour. Showing what it means to be a woman in Late Tudor and early Stuart England, and all the issues that arise for the less powerful sex, A Woman of Noble Wit champions these unheard voices centre-stage. A must read for anyone interested in the time period and women in history.

Original review Via Net Galley posted to Goodreads

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6787772578

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