
Lady Macbeth
A Novel
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Wanda McCaddon
Lady Macbeth takes listeners into the heart of 11th-century Scotland, painting a vivid picture of Gruadh, the last female descendent of the country's most royal line. Married, pregnant, then quickly widowed, she is forced to wed her husband's murderer, the warlord Macbeth. Determined to protect her interests and those of her infant son, she vows to preserve her family's legacy at any cost.
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Editorial reviews
The historical Lady Macbeth was an altogether more nuanced woman than the striving, difficult character in Shakespeare's play. As novelist King reveals in this thoroughly researched and intriguing tale, the real eleventh-century Lady Gruadh turned a forced marriage to Scottish King Mac Bethad into a powerhouse partnership. Wanda McCaddon's fine, perceptive narration is key to the work's success. Her voice lilting, she enlivens the paragraphs of historical information and drives the narrative vividly through adventure, romance, and danger. She also imbues the main characters with enough personality - here an inflection, there a shift in accent - to clarify a character's motivation without getting in the way. This is just the ticket for lovers of the best-quality historical fiction.
Critic reviews
Lady Macbeth
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loved it
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And Wanda McCaddon was a wonderful narrator. Loved listening to the book. She gave it life!
Outstanding
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Otherwise it’s enjoyable. It’s VERY CELTIC. If that’s what you’re after, this is definitely got it. There’s a lot of character names and places and mythology that can get jumbled when you’re reading audio but I think it’s one of the better modern Celtic stories I’ve ever read.
Nitpick- as a Scottish Gaelic speaker I just wanted to point out that there’s a few instances of mispronunciation in the Gaelic. Not a lot of it and I know Gaelic’s not the easiest but I thought that was interesting. I don’t have the spellings they use and maybe The Author went for an old Irish dialect I’m not familiar with but, aye, some of the Gaelic is mispronounced. Otherwise the Narrator did great at capturing the accent. I maybe would’ve gone with someone with a younger voice but it’s still good.
Buy: if you’re interested in medieval Scotland tales or if you love Celtic culture.
Pass if you’re looking for captivating characters and connections.
Know before you read
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Lovely reimagining
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The narrator is to old for the book
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Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
No. King's Lady Macbeth is the formulaic spoiled and spunky heroine, blustering her way through difficulties with swordcraft and her pride in her lineage. Atavastic psychic premonitions and lack of reasoning coupled with scant knowledge of her times or the obligations of her rank are unbelievable. Here, Macbeth is merely a cardboard prop to a young woman of stubborn stupidity. I cannot help but compare it to the excellent novel, King Hereafter by Dorothy Dunnett. For complex characterization, historical detail, and richness of plot, Dunnett's King Hereafter has no equal.What does Wanda McCaddon bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Pronunciation of more difficult names and Gaelic accents.Could you see Lady Macbeth being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?
No.Any additional comments?
Waste of a credit. Read the Dorothy Dunnett novel, King Hereafter. It isn't on audible, but the author doesn't write down to an ignorant audience.Predictible, derivative, politically correct.
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boring
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