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

Power. 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, Gruoch's grandmother prophecies 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 dead ly 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 Shakespeare's most famous characters. Readers Reviews: 'I adored this book' 'One of the most interesting, complex and captivating protagonists I've ever come across' 'I could not put this book down' 'So good that I'm almost sad I've finished it' EAN: 9781526647245 Farbverschnitt: Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. Erscheinungsjahr: 25.04.2024 Beilage: Paperback Autoren: Schuler, Isabelle Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: 362 Themenüberschrift: FICTION / Historical / Medieval Keyword: Macbeth retelling; Shakespeare play story; Myth and legend; Shakespearean reimagining; Scotland scottish; Suspense book read; Murder; Women in history; Feminist love story; Alternative telling interpretation; William drama; Exciting 2023 debut novel; Duncan Thane Pictish; Love story promises; Gruoch Gruch Mcbeth; historical reimagining origin story shakespeare iconic lady macbeth; love lust revenge power powerful woman; scotland scottish pitcish thane; thrilling feminist fantasy revenge; eleventh century early medieval; bookclub reading group; Alba Queen royalty royal; murder slay kill dagger; Queen Macbeth Fachschema: Amerikanische Belletristik / Historischer Roman, Erzählung~Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Historischer Roman, Erzählung~Mittelalter / Roman, Erzählung~Schottland~Schottland / Roman, Erzählung~Shakespeare, William Fachkategorie: Belletristik: allgemein und literarisch~Historischer Roman~Liebesromane: Die Reichen, Berühmten und Mächtigen~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Liebe und Beziehungen Interesse Alter: Bezug zu Shakespeare Imprint-Titels: Raven Books Länge: 198 mm Breite: 129 mm Höhe: 25 mm Gewicht: 270 gr Produktform: Kartoniert Genre: Importe