For fans of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski and The Dead Father’s Club by Matt Haig (both based on Shakespeare's Hamlet), enjoy this fractured historical adaptation in modern English of the story of Amleth (Hamlet), the son of King Orwendel and Queen Gerutha of Jutland, spurred to revenge his father's death who died at the hands of his uncle Feng, while soothing his wounded soul in the arms of the angelic Lady Pernillia (Ophelia). While following the story of Shakespeare's play, Marley's tale develops the characters and storyline, taking you into the depths of hearts and minds, as well as adding unexpected twists and turns amid court life in 9th-century Denmark.