David Shepherd, loved and loathed in equal parts, is an aging tycoon. With a checkered past, he has mellowed over the years and become a business icon. His grown children, however, struggle with his legacy and their own passions. Shepherds sizzles with intrigue and moral dilemma as the descendants of a great man wrestle with the ancient proverb: "The parents have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge." Bud Fussell's second allegorical novel breathes life into the classic themes of power and love.