{"product_id":"2940170630905","title":"Lady Macbeth: A Novel","description":"\u003ci\u003e\"I am a 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 fierce to bear my babes into this world. I have loved deeply and hated deeply, too. I know embroidery and hawks and kingship, and more magic than I should admit.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLady Gruadh, called Rue, is the last female descendant 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 warlord 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.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetermined 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom towering crags to misted moors and staunch fortresses, \u003ci\u003eLady Macbeth\u003c\/i\u003e transports readers to the heart of eleventh-century Scotland, painting a bold, vivid portrait of a woman much maligned by history.","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098547896560,"sku":"2940170630905","price":20.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170630905_p0.jpg?v=1763714527","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170630905","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}