This is not your parents Macbeth or the one you read in high-school English class. A dark and bloody tale of a Scottish lord and his beloved wife, Macbeth: A Novel hurtles toward readers in gripping contemporary prose, thanks to novelists David Hewson and A. J. Hartley. Set in eleventh-century Scotland, Macbeth: A Novel is rich with ancient clans battling fiercely against one another and against the foreign marauders raiding their borders. Macbeth, Lord of Moray, and his wife, Skena, are loyal patriots, willing to kill or be killed to protect the Scottish kingdom. Yet the greatest danger to their beloved homeland is proving to be the king himself, Duncan, whose corrupt, bloody reign threatens to destroy the country. After Macbeth meets a trio of witches, the frustrated hero begins to think that perhaps Scotland needs a new kinghim. But what begins as a plan fueled by the best of intentions soon spirals into murder, treachery, and personal collapse. In the language of todays fast-paced thrillers, Hewson and Hartley create an electrifying tapestry out of Shakespeares tale, relaunching two of the most powerful characters ever created.
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Publication Date: 21 May 2012
Publisher: Amazon Publishing
Publication City/Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781612183015
About A. J. HartleyDavid Hewson
British-born author A. J. Hartley is the Russell Robinson Professor of Shakespeare Studies at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte and works as a scholar screenwriter dramaturg and theater director. In addition to seven best-selling novels he is the author of The Shakespearean Dramaturg; an upcoming performance history of Julius Caesar; a book on Shakespeare and political theatre; and numerous articles and book chapters. He also edits the performance journal Shakespeare Bulletin published by Johns Hopkins University Press. He is married with one son and lives in Charlotte. David Hewson is the author of seventeen novels that have been published in twenty different languages. His first book Semana Santa was transformed into a movie and his nine-book Rome-based Nic Costa series is currently in development for television. Before devoting himself full-time to writing he worked as a journalist for the London Times the Sunday Times and The Independent.