{"product_id":"dunbar-william-shakespeares-king-lear-retold-a-novel-paperback","title":"Dunbar: William Shakespeare's King Lear Retold: A Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward St Aubyn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA reimagining of one of Shakespeare's most well-read tragedies, by the contemporary, critically acclaimed master of domestic drama\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHenry Dunbar, the once all-powerful head of a global media corporation, is not having a good day. In his dotage he hands over care of the corporation to his two eldest daughters, Abby and Megan, but as relations sour he starts to doubt the wisdom of past decisions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now imprisoned in Meadowmeade, an upscale sanatorium in rural England, with only a demented alcoholic comedian as company, Dunbar starts planning his escape. As he flees into the hills, his family is hot on his heels. But who will find him first, his beloved youngest daughter, Florence, or the tigresses Abby and Megan, so keen to divest him of his estate? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Edward St Aubyn is renowned for his masterwork, the five Melrose novels, which dissect with savage and beautiful precision the agonies of family life. His take on \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e, Shakespeare's most devastating family story, is an excoriating novel for and of our times - an examination of power, money and the value of forgiveness.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdward St Aubyn was born in London. His superbly acclaimed Patrick Melrose novels are \u003ci\u003eNever Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a Betty Trask Award, \u003ci\u003eBad News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSome Hope\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMother's Milk\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Prix Femina étranger and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and \u003ci\u003eAt Last\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eA Clue to the Exit\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOn the Edge\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e Fiction Prize and \u003ci\u003eLost for Words\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 24, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772760785184,"sku":"9781101904305","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2eea7e8f9460e2cbff37b91f43d4a058.webp?v=1780413510","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dunbar-william-shakespeares-king-lear-retold-a-novel-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}