The Unbecoming of Margaret Wolf

By: Isa Arsén

Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld, Isa Arsén

Two Shakespearean actors in an unconventional marriage get caught up in a renowned director’s scheme that will bring them closer than ever or rip them apart for good.

Up-and-coming stage actress Margaret Shoard has just taken a bow as Lady Macbeth, the role she has always believed was destined for her. At home, she plays wife to her best friend Wesley, even if she doesn’t hold his sole attention romantically. After a public breakdown threatens all she holds dear, Margaret’s doctor prescribes her uppers—just a little help to get through the days.

When Wesley is invited by eccentric director Vaughn Kline to join the cast for an inaugural Shakespeare performance in the New Mexico desert, Margaret decides to accompany him in hopes the time away will set her back to rights . . . but the world she finds in Vaughn’s company is filled with duplicity and betrayal. Margaret and Wesley, embroiled in an affair with a man who may not be all he seems, must find a way forward together before their story becomes the real tragedy.

The movement of the storyline. The description of characters and place. Everything was brought to life beautifully.

I liked all of it. The way the characters were drawn and portrayed. The descriptions of people and places.

Unputdownable

Isa Arsen has a way with storytelling. Her books will completely suck you into whatever world she has created and only let you go once the story is complete. The narrator does a fantastic job of bringing Margaret, and this incredible tale, to life.