Lady Macbeth's Daughter
by:
Lisa M. Klein (author)
Raised by three strange sisters, Albia has never known the secrets of her parentage. But when Macbeth seeks out the weird sisters to foretell his fate, his life is entangled with his unknown daughter's. When Albia foresees the terrible future, she becomes determined to save Macbeth's rival—and...
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Raised by three strange sisters, Albia has never known the secrets of her parentage. But when Macbeth seeks out the weird sisters to foretell his fate, his life is entangled with his unknown daughter's. When Albia foresees the terrible future, she becomes determined to save Macbeth's rival—and the man she loves—from her murderous father. Klein's seamlessly drawn tale makes it seem impossible that Albia was not part of Shakespeare's original play.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781599905228 (1599905221)
ASIN: 1599905221
Publish date: September 28th 2010
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Magic,
Adventure,
Teen,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Medieval,
Scotland,
Retellings
I haven't read a whole lot of really good historical books recently so I just figured this would be another one to add to that list. Boy was I wrong! Lady Macbeth's Daughter was probably one of the best historical books I have ever read! =]I started Lady Macbeth's Daughter already knowing the story ...
Macbeth was never my favorite play by Shakespeare, but, after reading Lady Macbeth's Daughter, I have a newfound respect for the story. I really think that Albia made the story for me - Lisa Klein wrote Albia so perfectly that I can't believe Shakespeare left her out! Albia was an amazing addition t...