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NEZAKONNOE POTREBLENIE NARKOTIChESKIKh SREDSTV, PSIKhOTROPNYKh VEShchESTV, IKh ANALOGOV PRIChINI͡AET VRED ZDOROVʹI͡U, IKh NEZAKONNYĬ OBOROT ZAPREShchEN I VLEChET USTANOVLENNUI͡U ZAKONODATELʹSTVOM OTVETSTVENNOSTʹ.Zakhvatyvai͡ushchiĭ istoricheskiĭ roman, deĭstvie kotorogo proiskhodit za desi͡atʹ let do sobytiĭ shekspirovskogo "Makbeta", predlagaet novyĭ vzgli͡ad na odnu iz samykh znamenitykh i protivorechivykh geroinʹ mirovoĭ literatury - zhenshchinu, chʹi ambit͡sii, li͡ubovʹ i stremlenie zashchititʹ blizkikh priveli ee k bessmertii͡u.Shotlandii͡a, XI vek. Rozhdennai͡a v znatnoĭ semʹe i s detstva otmechennai͡a mrachnym prorochestvom, i͡unai͡a naslednit͡sa vynuzhdena borotʹsi͡a za svoe budushchee v mire voĭn, zhestokosti i politicheskikh intrig. Posle smerti muzha sudʹba svodit ee s zagadochnym Makbetom, otkryvai͡a putʹ k vlasti i li͡ubvi. No koronat͡sii͡a koroli͡a Dunkana i borʹba za tron stavi͡at ee pered vyborom: zashchititʹ semʹi͡u ili poddatʹsi͡a roku, kotoryĭ presleduet ee vsi͡u zhiznʹ."Lakonichnyĭ i tochnyĭ i͡azyk Morrisa usilivaet oshchushchenie nadvigai͡ushcheĭsi͡a tʹmy, a ego tonkiĭ vzgli͡ad na polozhenie muzhchin i zhenshchin v srednevekovom obshchestve pridaet istorii osobui͡u glubinu. Uvlekatelʹnoe predislovie k mrachnoĭ i mnogogrannoĭ tragedii Shekspira". - Publishers Weekly

ILLEGAL CONSUMPTION OF NARCOTIC DRUGS, PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES, AND THEIR ANALOGUES IS HARMFUL TO HEALTH, AND THEIR ILLICIT TRAFFICKING IS PROHIBITED AND ENTAILS LIABILITY ESTABLISHED BY LAW.An exciting historical novel, set ten years before the events of Shakespeare's Macbeth, offers a new look at one of the most famous and controversial heroines in world literature — a woman whose ambition, love and desire to protect her loved ones led her to immortality.Scotland, XI century. Born into a noble family and marked by a dark prophecy since childhood, the young heiress is forced to fight for her future in a world of war, brutality and political intrigue. After her husband's death, fate brings her together with the mysterious Macbeth, opening the way to power and love. But the coronation of King Duncan and the struggle for the throne leave her with a choice: protect her family or succumb to the fate that has haunted her all her life."Morris' concise and precise language enhances the sense of impending darkness, and his nuanced view of the position of men and women in medieval society gives the story a special depth. A fascinating preface to Shakespeare's dark and multifaceted tragedy." — Publishers Weekly