
Mother's Milk
(The fourth book in the Patrick Melrose series)(2005)
A novel by
Edward St. Aubyn
AwardsThe Booker Prize (nominee)
Writing with the scathing wit and bright perceptiveness for which he has become known, celebrated English author Edward St. Aubyn creates a complex family portrait that examines the shifting allegiances between mothers, sons, and husbands. The novel's perspective ricochets among all members of the Melrose family -- the family featured in St. Aubyn's widely praised trilogy, Some Hope -- starting with Robert, who provides an exceptionally droll and convincing account of being born; to Patrick, a hilariously churlish husband who has been sexually abandoned by his wife in favor of his sons; to Mary, who's consumed by her children and overwhelming desire not to repeat the mistakes of her own mother. All the while, St. Aubyn examines the web of false promises that entangle this once illustrious family -- whose last vestige of wealth, an old house in the south of France -- is about to be donated by Patrick's mother to a New Age foundation. An up-to-the-minute dissection of the mores of child-rearing, marriage, adultery, and assisted suicide, Mother's Milk showcases St. Aubyn's luminous and acidic prose -- and his masterful ability to combine the most excruciating emotional pain with the driest comedy.
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Hardback Editions
January 2006 : Hardback
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January 2006 : Hardback
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November 2005 : Hardback
| Title: Mother's Milk: A Novel Author(s): Grove/Atlantic ISBN: 1-890447-40-4 / 9781890447403 (USA edition) Publisher: Open City Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2001 : Hardback
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Paperback Editions
January 2007 : Paperback
| Title: Mother's Milk Author(s): Edward St Aubyn ISBN: 0-330-43591-4 / 978-0-330-43591-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Picador Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
November 2006 : Paperback
| Title: Mother's Milk Author(s): Grove/Atlantic ISBN: 1-890447-42-0 / 9781890447427 (USA edition) Publisher: Grove Press/Open City Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 2006 : Paperback
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January 2006 : Perfect Paperback
| Title: Mother's Milk Author(s): Edward St Aubyn ISBN: 0-330-45110-3 / 978-0-330-45110-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
2006 : Paperback
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2005 : Paperback
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2000 : Paperback
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1980 : Paperback
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