Henry Dunbar, the once all-powerful head of a global 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 his decision. Edward St Aubyn's take on King Lear is an examination of power, money and the value of forgiveness. From the author of the Melrose novels - part of the Hogarth Shakespeare series.