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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. Jacket by David Mann (illustrator). 1st Edition. First Edition first impression with full number line. Waterstones Exclusive Edition, with blue jacket. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, WITHOUT DEDICATION, ON ILLUSTRATED 'SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR' FFEP, IN BLACK PEN. Some very slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, top corners very slightly bruised, not price clipped (£14.99), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight almost square, overall a vg+ copy. 373pp. As a child, Gruoch's grandmother promises that she will one day be Queen of Alba and reclaim the lands of her Pictish kin. When, many years later, she is betrothed to Duncan, the heir elect, the prophecy appears to come true. Determined to never to be as powerless as her parents, Gruoch leaves behind her home, her family and her friend MacBethad and travels to the royal seat at Scone to seal her fate. But when a deadly turn of events forces Gruoch to flee Duncan and the capital, Gruoch finds herself at the mercy of an old enemy. Her hope of becoming Queen all but lost, Gruoch does what she must to survive, until she is given a choice, live a long, peaceful life but fall into obscurity, or seize her chance for vengeance and a path back to the throne. An unputdownable, sweeping historical epic, Lady MacBethad reimagines the life of Gruoch - the real life Scottish Queen who inspired one of Shakespeare's most famous characters. Very scarce signed. Signed by Author(s).