Suspenseful atmospheric and full of twists and turns I loved the brutal backstabbing world
that Isabelle Schuler conjures up where only the most ruthless can survive' - Jennifer Saint
'Dazzlingly clever and difficult to put down' i 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
