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  • Queen Macbeth

  • Darkland Tales
  • By: Val McDermid
  • Narrated by: Lesley Harcourt
  • Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins
  • 3.5 out of 5 stars (2 ratings)

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Queen Macbeth

By: Val McDermid
Narrated by: Lesley Harcourt
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Summary

The unmissable new story from bestseller Val McDermid

A thousand years ago in an ancient Scottish landscape, a woman is on the run with her three bosom companions–a healer, a weaver and a seer. If the men hunting her find them, they will kill her because she is the only one who stands between them and their violent ambition. She is no lady: she is the first queen of Scotland, married to a king called Macbeth.

Shakespeare fed us the myth of the Macbeths as power-hungry murderous conspirators. But now Val McDermid drags the truth out of the shadows, exposing the patriarchal prejudices of history.

As the net closes in on the queen, we discover a tale of passion, forced marriage, bloody massacre and the harsh realities of medieval Scotland. At the heart of it, one strong charismatic woman who survived loss and jeopardy to finally outwit the endless plotting of a string of ruthless and ambitious men. Her struggle won her a country. But now it could cost her life.
©2024 Val McDermid (P)2024 W. F. Howes Ltd
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Scenic Location.

The Narration was excellent. Very historic story. Loved the Scottish Highlands setting. Quite a different type of story from Val McDermid's usual crime thrillers but such an interesting step back in time.

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