Lady Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Author: Susan Fraser King
Desc: I am granddaughter to a king and daughter to a prince a wife twice over a queen as well. I have fought with sword and bow and struggled fiercely to bear my babes into this world. I have loved deeply and hated deeply too. Lady Gruadh called Rue is the last female descendent of Scotland’s most royal line. Married to a powerful northern lord she is widowed while still carrying his child and forced to marry her husband’s murderer: a rising war-lord named Macbeth. Encountering danger from Vikings Saxons and treacherous Scottish lords Rue begins to respect the man she once despised–and then realizes that Macbeth’s complex ambitions extend beyond the borders of the vast northern region. Among the powerful warlords and their steel-games only Macbeth can unite Scotland–and his wife’s royal blood is the key to his ultimate success. Determined to protect her small son and a proud legacy of warrior kings and strong women Rue invokes the ancient wisdom and secret practices of her female ancestors as she strives to hold her own in a warrior society. Finally side by side as the last Celtic king and queen of Scotland she and Macbeth must face the gathering storm brought on by their combined destiny. From towering crags to misted moors and formidable fortresses Lady Macbeth transports readers to the heart of eleventh-century Scotland painting a bold vivid portrait of a woman much maligned by history. From the Hardcover edition.