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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the WBZ book Club. I'm Jordan Rich. Anyone

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<v Speaker 1>who knows Shakespeare has a good working knowledge of who

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<v Speaker 1>Lady Macbeth is in the great play Macbeth. Well, here's

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<v Speaker 1>a novel you might want to check out. It's called

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<v Speaker 1>Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid. As the wife of the

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<v Speaker 1>tragic Scottish nobleman Macbeth, Lady Macbeth toys with her husband,

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<v Speaker 1>goading him into committing murder, all due to a thirst

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<v Speaker 1>for power. This novel looks at the lady exclusively, the

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<v Speaker 1>process by which she induces madness and the game of

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<v Speaker 1>cat and mouse she plays not only with her husband,

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<v Speaker 1>but those in his court who are suspicious of her

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<v Speaker 1>death and danger follow her wherever she goes. She's as

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<v Speaker 1>tragic as the lead character, with a hidden background as

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<v Speaker 1>a witch in the novel, and you'll find yourself enthralled

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<v Speaker 1>learning what's hidden beneath the surface of this classic literary

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<v Speaker 1>villainous a novel. It's called Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the book Club, WBZ, Boston's news radio