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 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 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'
