Lady Macbeth

Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror , Science Fiction & Fantasy

Ava Reid (author)

Hardback Published on: 13/08/2024

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Reid does it again

You tell me it's a feminist retelling i'm hooked. It's a feminist retelling of one of Shakespeares greatest literary characters i'm sold! The writing screa... READ MORE

Jasmine Blackburn Waterstones

This book left me breathless because Ava Reid never misses!!

Ava Reid consistently impresses me with her ability to weave intricate and haunting feminist stories and LADY MACBETH was no exception. I was especially dr... READ MORE

Celina, Waterstones Liverpool One

This book does exactly what is promises - gives Lady Macbeth a voice - but is slow-paced and lacking action

I really enjoyed the re-framing of Shakespeare's Macbeth and the character of Lady Macbeth, however it lacked any action or suspense for my liking. It was ... READ MORE

Kelly at Staines

A gorgeous retelling!

Lady Macbeth is a gothic Shakespeare retelling that gives a voice to one of his most famous villains. Reid's writing style in this is absolutely stellar, b... READ MORE

Niamh at Leeds

Imaginative, spellbinding, and enriched in darkness.

"Come, you spirits, That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, And fill me, from crown to the toe, top-full Of direst cruelty." Ava Reid's Lady Macb... READ MORE

Rosemary Kelly

Ava Reid has done it again!

Lady Macbeth, a gothic reimagining of Shakespeare’s famous villainess, was my most anticipated read of the year and it did not disappoint! The story follow... READ MORE

Liberty at Bath

A lyrical retelling of a classic

I think so many students have pondered over the character of Lady Macbeth for years but it takes a writer like Ava Reid to bring her character to life. ... READ MORE

Lavinia

Look like th’ innocent flower But be the serpent under ‘t

I squealed with immense joy when I received this proof in the mail, thank you so much to the publishers! If you’re looking for a fabulous, feminist, goth... READ MORE

Leah

Atmospheric and powerful!

Ava Reid is a master of storytelling. All of her work has the most wonderful, eerie, vivid and atmospheric settings, and Lady Macbeth was no exception! ... READ MORE

Roberta at Altrincham

A fabulous retelling

I am a huge fan of Macbeth so thought this book would appeal to me and it did. This reimagining of Lady Macbeth is powerful and dark with a gothic atmosphe... READ MORE

Emma at Waterstones Blackburn

Synopsis

Fair is foul and foul is fair.

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning comes a reimagining of Lady Macbeth, Shakespeare’s most famous villainess, giving her a voice, a past, and a power that transforms the story men have written for her.

The Lady knows the stories: that her eyes induce madness in men.

The Lady knows she will be wed to the Scottish brute, who does not leave his warrior ways behind when he comes to the marriage bed.

The Lady knows his hostile, suspicious court will be a game of survival, requiring all of her wiles and hidden witchcraft to survive.

But the Lady does not know her husband has occult secrets of his own. She does not know that prophecy girds him like armour. She does not know that her magic is greater, and more dangerous, and that it will threaten the order of the world.

She does not know this yet. But she will.

Publisher: Cornerstone
ISBN: 9781529910476
Number of pages: 320
Weight: 524g
Dimensions: 240 x 161 x 30 mm

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Witchcraft

Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid: Writers will be re-writing Shakespeare for ooh, the next five billion years. This novel is positioned as a ‘bravura reimagini... READ MORE

Kev McCready

Absolutely stunning

I'll be the first to admit it's been over a decade since I read Macbeth, so my memory of the play is perhaps not the most reliable. However for myself I'm ... READ MORE

Sydney Bragg

Dark, brutal and magical

This isn’t a Macbeth reimagining in any way so maybe step aside and find an alternative if that is what you specifically want to read at the moment. Howeve... READ MORE

T Edwards