Name: Lady MacBethad
Rating: 3.875 (4 reviews)
ISBN: 9781526647252

Isabelle Schuler

Lady MacBethad

Remmi Ahmed

So thick was the mantle of sadness that hung about her, I soon grew afraid of being too near lest I be buried under it as well. 

The sun had set, but the spring sky was clinging to the last remnants of light. 

Though I hoped my name still inspired something in his mind as his name did mine. 

Life as I had known it was over, but I did not have the strength now to grieve or to plot, wanting only the oblivion of sleep to take me away from it all. 

Power. History. Love. Hate. Vengeance. She will be Queen. Whatever it takes... Daughter of an ousted king, descendant of ancient druids, as a child it is prophesied that one day Gruoch will be queen of Alba. When she is betrothed to Duncan, heir elect, this appears to confirm the prophecy. She leaves behind her home, her family and her close friend MacBethad, and travels to the royal seat at Scone to embrace her new position. But nothing is as Gruoch anticipates. Duncan's court is filled with sly words and unfriendly faces, women desperate to usurp her position, and others whose motives are shrouded in mystery. As her coronation approaches, a deadly turn of events forces Gruoch to flee Duncan and the capital, finding herself alone, vulnerable and at the mercy of an old enemy. Her hope of becoming Queen all but lost, Gruoch does what she must to survive, vowing that one day she will fulfill her destiny and take up the future owed to her. Whatever it may take. A suspenseful, sweeping historical epic, Lady MacBethad is the origin story of the woman who inspired one of Shakespeare's most iconic characters

Melanie Knight

I really enjoyed reading this book on Pigeonhole. It was fascinating to join Gruoch in her development from a child to a woman, and to see how she found ways to gain power, at a time when being female usually didn't afford women any control over their lives. 

I'd love a sequel that revisits the events of MacBeth from Gruoch's perspective!

Lady MacBethad

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