Queen Hereafter: A Novel of Margaret of Scotland

Queen Hereafter: A Novel of Margaret of Scotland
- Author: King, Susan Fraser.
- Publisher: Crown
- Pages: 368
- Publication Date: 2011-12-06
- Edition: Reprint
- Binding: Paperback
- MSRP: 11.13
- ISBN13: 9780307452801
- ISBN: 0307452808
- Other ISBN: 9780307452818
- Other ISBN Binding: printisbn
- Language: en
- Store Location: Sci Fi
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Refugee. Queen. Saint. Based on the lives of Saint Margaret of Scotland and her husband, King Malcolm III, in eleventh-century Scotland, a young woman strives to fulfill her destiny despite the risks...
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Shipwrecked on the Scottish coast, a young Saxon princess and her familyâ€”including the outlawed Edgar of Englandâ€”ask sanctuary of the warrior-king Malcolm Canmore, who shrewdly sees the political advantage. He promises to aid Edgar and the Saxon cause in return for the hand of Edgarâ€™s sister, Margaret, in marriage.

A foreign queen in a strange land, Margaret adapts to life among the barbarian Scots, bears princes, and shapes the fierce warrior Malcolm into a sophisticated ruler. Yet even as the king and queen build a passionate and tempestuous partnership, the Scots distrust her. When her husband brings Eva, a Celtic bard, to court as a hostage for the good behavior of the formidable Lady Macbeth, Margaret expects trouble. Instead, an unlikely friendship grows between the queen and her bard, though one has a wild Celtic nature and the other follows the demanding path of obligation.

Torn between old and new loyalties, Eva is bound by a vow to betray the king and his Saxon queen. Soon imprisoned and charged with witchcraft and treason, Eva learns that Queen Margaretâ€”counseled by the furious king and his powerful priestsâ€”will decide her fate and that of her kinswoman Lady Macbeth. But can the proud queen forgive such deep treachery?

Impeccably researched, a dramatic page-turner, Queen Hereafter is an unforgettable story of shifting alliances and the tension between fear and trust as a young woman finds her way in a dangerous world.
Country USA
Brand Broadway Books
Manufacturer Crown
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780307452801
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2011-12-06
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780307452801

Country	USA
Brand	Broadway Books
Manufacturer	Crown
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780307452801
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2011-12-06
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780307452801

Queen Hereafter: A Novel of Margaret of Scotland

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