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Queen Hereafter: A Novel of Margaret of Scotland - Susan Fraser King
Queen Hereafter: A Novel of Margaret of Scotland
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Refugee. Queen. Saint. In eleventh-century Scotland, a young woman strives to fulfill her destiny despite the risks . . . Shipwrecked on the Scottish coast, a young Saxon princess and her family—including the outlawed Edgar of England—ask sanctuary of the warrior-king Malcolm Canmore, who... show more
Refugee. Queen. Saint. In eleventh-century Scotland, a young woman strives to fulfill her destiny despite the risks . . . Shipwrecked on the Scottish coast, a young Saxon princess and her family—including the outlawed Edgar of England—ask sanctuary of the warrior-king Malcolm Canmore, who shrewdly sees the political advantage. He promises to aid Edgar and the Saxon cause in return for the hand of Edgar’s sister, Margaret, in marriage.A foreign queen in a strange land, Margaret adapts to life among the barbarian Scots, bears princes, and shapes the fierce warrior Malcolm into a sophisticated ruler. Yet even as the king and queen build a passionate and tempestuous partnership, the Scots distrust her. When her husband brings Eva, a Celtic bard, to court as a hostage for the good behavior of the formidable Lady Macbeth, Margaret expects trouble. Instead, an unlikely friendship grows between the queen and her bard, though one has a wild Celtic nature and the other follows the demanding path of obligation. Torn between old and new loyalties, Eva is bound by a vow to betray the king and his Saxon queen. Soon imprisoned and charged with witchcraft and treason, Eva learns that Queen Margaret—counseled by the furious king and his powerful priests—will decide her fate and that of her kinswoman Lady Macbeth. But can the proud queen forgive such deep treachery?Impeccably researched, a dramatic page-turner, Queen Hereafter is an unforgettable story of shifting alliances and the tension between fear and trust as a young woman finds her way in a dangerous world.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780307452795 (0307452794)
Publisher: Crown
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
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Pieces of Stars
Pieces of Stars rated it
3.0 Queen Hereafter: A Novel of Margaret of Scotland
This review will be short and sweet. Though I liked and admired the characters (except the queen's OCD), I felt that this book would have been better as a biography. The characters never fully come alive and the side characters -the king, the servants, the siblings... never really become anything ...
Leslie's Book Fort
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5.0 Queen Hereafter: A Novel of Margaret of Scotland
A well-written historical novel about an intriguing woman who, through her Life as told by Turgot, a bishop who knew her personally, is one of those best known to us from the medieval period, Queen Hereafter tells the story of St. Margaret of Scotland. A Saxon princess who has spent part of her life...
That's What She Read
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0.0 Queen Hereafter: A Novel of Margaret of Scotland
Good historical fiction brings back to life the historical figures they portray. Queen Hereafter definitely qualifies as good historical fiction, as Ms. Fraser King brings Queen Margaret to life in this beautifully written tale of her life during the first few years of her reign. Crystal clear descr...
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