Book Log 2019 #29: We That Are Young by Preti Taneja

This book takes King Lear and puts it in present day India, where the founder of a large and prosperous company suddenly calls it quits and pledges the leadership of the company to two of his daughters (a third daughter is missing). The book follows the two daughters, and the two sons of the father's right hand man, as they start to wield power and face conflict from an unexpected direction. Or wholly expected, if you are familiar with King Lear.

Which I was not, at least not in anything beyond a cursory understanding of the story. You really don't need to know anything about the play to appreciate and enjoy this book. I do think that the setting is perfect for such a retelling, with India continually straddling the line between tradition and modernity. It's a long book but well worth the investment of time.