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Queen Hereafter
A Historical Fiction Novel by Isabelle Schuler
Subgenres:
- Feminist Retelling,
- Medieval Scotland
This book is for you if you're into...
- Origin stories reclaiming infamous women from legend
- Medieval Scottish intrigue with prophecies and shifting alliances
- Ambitious heroines navigating treacherous royal courts
From Little Stack
This novel reimagines the origins of one of Shakespeare's most notorious women in a sweeping historical epic. Gruoch was raised believing that she will be crowned queen of Alba. Among the court of Scone where Duncan, the heir-elect, resides, she and her friend MacBethad fall into a treacherous game of power and control. Gruoch is determined to make the prophecy come true, but what is the real cost? Gruoch never wants to be powerless again, and she’ll do anything to claim the crown.
An instant international bestseller: a suspenseful, sweeping historical epic for readers of Natalie Haynes and Madeline Miller, which boldly reimagines the origin story of the woman who inspired one of Shakespeare’s most iconic characters, Lady Macbeth.
She will be Queen. Whatever it takes . . .
Daughter of an ousted king, descendant of ancient druids, Gruoch (GREW-ock), has grown up believing that she will be crowned queen of Alba and reclaim the lands of her Pictish kin, a prophecy seemingly fulfilled by her betrothal to Duncan, the heir-elect.
Determined never to be powerless again, she leaves behind her home, her family, and her close friend MacBethad, and travels to the royal seat at Scone to embrace her new position. But Duncan’s court is rife with sly words and unfriendly faces, women desperate to usurp her position, and others whose motives are shrouded in mystery.
As her coronation approaches, a deadly turn of events forces Gruoch to flee Duncan and the capital. Alone and at the mercy of an old enemy, her hope of becoming Queen all but lost, Gruoch must make a fateful choice: live a long, quiet life in the shadows, or seize vengeance and a path back to the throne.
A stunning literary reclamation of an iconic character, Queen Hereafter is a gripping story of female ambition, power, history, desire, hate, and vengeance set against the backdrop of early medieval Scotland.
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