Macbeth, Macbeth

by Ewan Fernie, Simon Palfrey

The tragedy is done, the tyrant Macbeth dead. The time is free. But for how long? As Macduff pursues dreams of national revival, smaller lives are seeding. In the ruins of Dunsinane, the Porter tries to keep his three young boys safe from the nightmare of history. In a nunnery deep in Birnam Wood, a girl attempts to forget what she lost in war. Flitting between them, a tortured clairvoyant shakes with the knowledge of what's to come.

An unprecedented collaboration between two leading Shakespeareans, Macbeth, Macbeth sparks a whole new world from the embers of Shakespeare's great tragedy.

The crow makes wing to the rooky wood...

288 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 19, 2016

Reviews

[Will · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think some of the other reviewers misunderstood this book and what it tries to accomplish... it's a strong testament to the experience of Macbeth... moving, gripping, even enlightening... it's an amazing accomplishment.

[Emily Green · Rating 5 out of 5]

Phenomenal. Deep, interesting, and full of imagination - this book combines a scholarly depth with the electric dramaturgy of a Shakespearean play.

[Kim Gauthier · Rating 1 out of 5]

I really wanted to like this book. Reading the afterword, I understand what the author tried to do, but sadly he wasn't successful. The characters are hard to distinguish from each other, it jumps forward in time and you rarely can understand how or why the characters ended up where they are or why they act the way they do. Plus it just sinks into drawn out descriptions of pain, violence and horror. I can't recommend it to anyone.

[Rick Carter · Rating 1 out of 5]

I got about forty pages in and realized that this was just incomprehensible drivel. Disjointed and vulgar. Fortunately I got it cheap so out it goes. I have better things to read.

[Elizabeth]

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