{"product_id":"dunbar-king-lear-shakespeare-retold","title":"Dunbar: King Lear (Shakespeare Retold)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eShakespeare’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e is reimagined in Edward St Aubyn's gripping story of a media mogul who has lost control.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHenry Dunbar, the once all-powerful head of a global media corporation, is not having a good day. In his dotage he handed over care of the corporation to his two eldest daughters, Abby and Megan. But relations quickly soured, leaving him to doubt the wisdom of past decisions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow imprisoned in a care home in the Lake District 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. Who will find him first, his beloved youngest daughter, Florence, or the tigresses Abby and Megan, so keen to divest him of his estate?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Malevolently enjoyable… A fable of fatherly neglect and daughterly cruelty’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Deeply affecting…and funny’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eObserver\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSHAKESPEARE RETOLD: Time travel. Zombies. Power-hungry media moguls. This is Shakespeare as you’ve never seen him before: nine iconic plays transformed by the best novelists of our time, with covers by Michael Craig-Martin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvery purchase you make supports the work of Shakespeare's Globe. Thank you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Edward St Aubyn\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize:\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e129 mm x 197 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePages: 224\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56677459788154,"sku":"9781784878818","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0024\/7162\/4762\/files\/king-lear-shakespeare-retold.jpg?v=1776246896","url":"https:\/\/shop.shakespearesglobe.com\/de\/products\/dunbar-king-lear-shakespeare-retold","provider":"Shakespeare's Globe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}