Lady Macbeth, (Paperback)

from willowwaw

Great book! I was hooked from the very beginning! I would recommend it to anyone who loves a great historical fiction. Very amazing! One of my favorites!

from Sarij

How does one start a review of a book as well written and engaging as Lady Macbeth by Susan Fraser King? Should I start by telling the story of my high school senior English teacher who acted out the Shakespeare play Macbeth, thus starting my long obsession with the queen who desperately tries to...

from scot2

I loved this book. It has been well researched and the characters were well fleshed out. Having read (and love) Shakespeare's Macbeth many times, I greatly enjoyed reading a story that was more realistic than the play. One understood that sometimes harsh decisions had to be made in such violent t...

from AmaliaGavea

If you are looking for a novelized version of Shakespeare's extraordinary Scottish Play, this is not it. This is a novel about the actual king Macbeth and queen Rue. Based on the Annals of Ulster and other sources, we withness Gruadh's life from a young age to the age of forty. Through her, we ex...

from Devil_llama

A fictional retelling of the MacBeth story, from the point of view of MacBeth. This story reflects the historical record, according to the author, but does not mesh with Shakespeare's play. This story presents a less villainous MacBeth couple and a less saintly Duncan. The story starts much earli...