Lady MacBethad : The electrifying story of love, ambition, revenge and murder behind a real life Scottish queen

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Author: Schuler, Isabelle ScotlandPublished on 25 April 2024 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Raven Books) in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 384 pages129 x 198 x 29 | 278g SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSBORO GLASS BELL AWARD 2024LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA HISTORICAL DAGGER 2024Power. History. Love. Hate. Vengeance.She will be Queen. Whatever it takes...Daughter of an ousted king. Descendant of powerful druids. Destined to take her place in history.As a child, Gruochs grandmother prophesies that she will one day be Queen of Alba and reclaim the lands of her Pictish kin. When, many years later, she is betrothed to Duncan, the heir-elect, the prophecy appears to come true. Determined to never to be as powerless as her parents, Gruoch leaves behind her home, her family and her friend MacBethad, and travels to the royal seat at Scone to seal her fate.But when a deadly turn of events forces Gruoch to flee Duncan and the capital, Gruoch finds herself at the mercy of an old enemy.Her hope of becoming Queen all but lost, Gruoch does what she must to survive, until she is given a choice: live a long, peaceful life but fall into obscurity, or seize her chance for vengeance and a path back to the throne.An unputdownable, sweeping historical epic, Lady MacBethad reimagines the life of Gruoch – the real life Scottish Queen who inspired one of Shakespeares most famous characters.Reader Reviews:I adored this bookOne of the most interesting, complex and captivating protagonists Ive ever come acrossI could not put this book downSo good that Im almost sad Ive finished it Show more