This is one of the very best books I have read this year! Cards on the table time, I never read any Shakespeare at school, thanks to my very proud Welsh speaking English teacher, who thought Dylan Thomas was the only wordsmith worth studying!! But that doesn't matter in this instance.
Dunbar was a man of power and business acumen, but his empire was cruelly taken from him by his 2 eldest daughters. Now, Dunbar is shut up in a care home in Cumbria,heavily sedated by Dr Bob,who is employed by his daughters Abigail and Megan and was also given shares in the business.Dunbar has plans to escape and reclaim his Empire , and then leave it to Florence,his favourite daughter, whom he cut out of his will when she wanted a simple life, rather than a seat on the board.
This is a story of how power corrupts and causes feelings of revenge, jealously and a lack of trust. Transferred to modern times, it is action packed, involving a manhunt using helicopters, fast cars and sex, violent and deviant in nature. The evilness and schemes of the daughters contrast with the beauty of the English Lakes and Dunbar,being hunted, running scared, bewildered yet full of determination to regain his place in life and to gain forgiveness from Florence.
This is a book full of marvellous wonderings and wanderings, tense and fast paced. It is full of powerful characters, exciting, yet so haunting and painful. The best book you will read this year!! I have left a copy of this review on Goodreads.