num_pages: 240
description: Set in the stiff and mannered world of the Anglo-Irish upper class of the thirties and forties, the novel follows young Nicandra as she endures the effects of her mother's evil and unforgivable deed and her own disastrous marriage
language: English
title: Queen Lear
titlecomplete: Queen Lear (King Penguin)
characters: Aunt Tossie, Nicandra, Dada
genres: 20th Century, Classics, Literary Fiction, Modern Classics, Novels, Irish Literature, Womens, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Ireland
ratings_count: 255
places: Ireland
publisher: Penguin Books