Ava Reid

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ava Reid comes a reimagining of Lady Macbeth, Shakespeare’s most famous villainess, giving her a voice, a past, and a power that transforms the story men have written for her.

The Lady knows the stories: how her eyes induce madness in men.

The Lady knows she will be wed to the Scottish brute, who does not leave his warrior ways behind when he comes to the marriage bed.

The Lady knows his hostile, suspicious court will be a game of strategy, requiring all of her wiles and hidden witchcraft to survive.

But the Lady does not know her husband has occult secrets of his own. She does not know that prophecy girds him like armor. She does not know that her magic is greater and more dangerous, and that it will threaten the order of the world.

She does not know this yet. But she will.

A Novel

Lady Macbeth

Emily McMeans

“Madness, of all things, is the most unforgivable in a woman.”

“This is the greatest of men's aspirations, to — whether through love or through violence — draw screams from women's mouths.”

Levi-Mae 

‘You are whatever creature I make you.’ 

Isabelle

Her father taught her this: violence is like a coin. If you spend it easily, people will hink you imprudent and reckless. If you save it and spend it only in the most vital moments, people will think you're canny as an ermine. 

For this, Roscille thinks her father the cleverest man in the world. 

Madness, of all things, is the most unforgivable in a woman. 

No worldly agony is greater than what our imaginations can conjure. There was no need for this girl to scream. Everyone who looked on could imagine her pain. The pain is the protest. 

Clara Gauthier

So easily, she could slip back into the water, hold her head underneath until she became a part of the clearing, too, her bones lilting to the floor, silver fish darting through the empty cathedral of her rib cage. 

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