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This is my first review of anything other than when you are asked to rate sellers. This story was awesome! Macbeth has always been my favorite work by Shakespeare and this book makes a great companion to Macbeth by providing some backstory and filling in some blanks in that tragedy. You don't need to read Macbeth to love this story though because it stands as its own independent work. I have grown weary of novels written in the first-person, but this was much better as the point-of-view alternated between two characters-Lady Macbeth and her daughter, Albia. I would love to see another story with Albia in it about her life after the events of Macbeth. I will definitely be chekcing out other works by this author.


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Lady Macbeth Daughter Lisa Klein Books Reviews

In this novel, set in 11th century Scotland, author Lisa Klein starts with the premise that Macbeth and his wife had a baby daughter, born with a deformed leg. Macbeth, in his anger that she was not the healthy son he longed for, left the infant to die. Lady Macbeth, not much more than a girl herself in a time when women had no power, was helpless to stop him, and grieves the death of her daughter as well as the subsequent pregnancies she loses, believing herself cursed. These losses shape her character and set the stage for the tragic events she later participates in.

What neither of them know, however, is that their baby daughter did not die. She was saved by Lady Macbeth's serving woman, Rhuven, who took her to live with her sisters in the Wychelm Wood. The sisters name the child Albia, and the little girl grows up believing one of the sisters to be her mother. The years pass by peacefully, until the year Albia turns fifteen and great turmoil comes to Scotland. King Duncan is murdered, and Albia is sent to live with a foster family - Banquo, his wife Breda, and their son Fleance. And there is turmoil inside Albia as well - she is confused by her feelings for the attractive but maddening Fleance, and she longs to know the identity of her father. When she learns the truth about her heritage - and that her birth parents murdered the king in order to seize the throne - she struggles with her feelings of revulsion at what her parents have done and determines that she must destroy them and bring peace and justice to Scotland.

Lady Macbeth's Daughter is a rather interesting and complex novel. It is mainly told from the point of view of Albia, although we also see some events from the point of view of Lady Macbeth. Her perspective, and the difficult life she lived, made her actions, wrong though they were, seem more understandable. Overall the story and the ending especially were rather thought-provoking, making me think a lot about the motivations of various characters, and wondering what happened afterwards. I would recommend this book to readers, young adult and older, who enjoy either historical fiction or unique retellings of Shakespeare's plays.
Another hit from Lisa Klein, Lady Macbeth’s Daughter retells the famous Shakespearean tragedy of Macbeth from the point of view of a female character– Macbeth’s secret lost daughter, Albia.

When Lady Macbeth gives birth to a baby girl with a clubbed foot, her husband Macbeth considers the babe cursed, and demands she be left outside to die. Lady Macbeth mourns for her daughter as her maid takes the baby away. But instead of adhering to Macbeth’s heartless orders, the maid gives the child to her sisters to raise in secret. Albia grows up in the simplicity of the woods, herding sheep in the pastures with her friends, completely unaware of her royal parentage.

In the meantime, Albia’s adoptive aunts’ false prophecies to Macbeth have begun to drive him mad. Macbeth and his wife murder the goodly King Duncan for their own gain, and all of Scotland suffers under Macbeth’s tyranny. Eventually, Albia is sent to live with Banquo, Macbeth’s loyal general, and Banquo’s family. There, she falls in love with his son, Fleance. Meanwhile, gifted with “the Sight,” Albia plays a pivotal role in the story’s well-known outcome. The book is also narrated in part by Lady Macbeth.

A well-woven tale rich with romance, intrigue, secrets, magic, history, beautiful Scottish scenery, and surprisingly multifaceted characters. Klein’s writing is elegant, tasteful and true to the era. This is an excellent novel!
Im not normally one for righting reviews but for this one I decided I would try it, but it will be a short one.

I really liked this book. Lisa is one of my favorite authors and I have read both of her other books. I love how she incorporates important parts of the actual plays into her books. I really liked this book but the ending unimpressed me. I expected a lot more that the last chapter to me was extremely boring. I'm not trying to bash the whole book, It was amazing up until the last couple of chapters. I would defiantly suggest this to someone who is into Shakespeare type stories, but it wouldn't be my first pick for anyone else.
Required reading for high school AP English but my son still enjoyed it. It was better than the original Macbeth.
Great story. I wanted it to continue and read about what happens next! Looking forward to reading Klein's other books!
This is the first time I have read a story written today based loosely on a classic from centuries ago. I really enjoyed reading this novel and look forward to reading more like this!
This is my fourth book (not counting Shakespear)about MacBeth, three of which I have read in the last six months. I'm getting to be an expert. This is a good book, more about the daughter than MacBeth for which be thanked. He comes across as a royal jerk in this one. I enjoy British/Scottish history and will probably read more about MacBeth and kin before I'm finished. Since not much is really known about that time period, any of the books I've read could be as close as any other. If you are interested in a thoroughly researched history novel, get "King Hereafter" by Dorothy Dunnett. Otherwise, I think you'll enjoy this one as much as any history novel.
This is my first review of anything other than when you are asked to rate sellers. This story was awesome! Macbeth has always been my favorite work by Shakespeare and this book makes a great companion to Macbeth by providing some backstory and filling in some blanks in that tragedy. You don't need to read Macbeth to love this story though because it stands as its own independent work. I have grown weary of novels written in the first-person, but this was much better as the point-of-view alternated between two characters-Lady Macbeth and her daughter, Albia. I would love to see another story with Albia in it about her life after the events of Macbeth. I will definitely be chekcing out other works by this author.