Susan King

About the Author

Susan Fraser King, born Susan Longhi and sometimes known as Susan King, was born in New York City where she spent her childhood and adolescence. She received a B.A. in art from the University of Maryland, as well as a M.A. in art history. Additionally, she began a Ph.D. in art history and medieval studies, which she did not complete. She published her first novel, The Black Thorne’s Rose, in 1994 as Susan King, and has gone on to publish over twenty additional historical novels and historical romances.

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Lady Macbeth

The novel opens in 1058, when Gruadh, or Lady Macbeth, is forty-two years old. She lives in a fortress with her close childhood friends Bethoc, a healer, and Drostan, a monk. Twice a widow, Gruadh... view guide