Details:
- author: Isabelle Schuler
- full title: Queen Hereafter
- narrator: Sara Vickers
- genre: historical fiction
- topics: #retelling, #ladyMacbeth
- publisher: HarperAudio
- publish date: October 10, 2023
- timing: 12:16:00
My Rating of the Audiobook:
- content: 💙💙💙💙
- narration: 💙💙💙💙💙
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My Thoughts:
Gruoch, a historical figure, inspired Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare’s classical tragedy Macbeth. Queen Hereafter is her story before she becomes Lady Macbeth. This story actually ends where Macbeth starts.
Set in early medieval Scotland. Gruoch is a descendant of ancient druids. She believes from her earliest years that she is destined for greatness and one day, she will be crowned queen of Alba.
Queen Hereafter is a coming-of-age story of Gruoch or Lady Macbeth and what made her the way she is in a famous Shakespeare tragedy. It is a story of grand ambition and power and what Gruoch is willing to do to achieve her goals.
I read the ebook and listened to the audiobook at the same time. Both formats are excellent, and I would recommend both.
About the Author:
Isabelle Schuler
is a Swiss-American actress, writer, and former bookseller. Her latest
self-penned short film, I Am a Unicorn, is currently playing at
festivals in the UK, US, and Europe. She has a BA in journalism, and her
screenplay Queen Hereafter was longlisted for the Thousand Films
Screenwriting Competition in 2019 and adapted into her debut novel. She
lives in London.
