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The Complete Patrick Melrose Novels

by Edward St. Aubyn

Patrick Melrose series

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For the first time, all five books in the Patrick Melrose series are collected in a single edition:

NEVER MIND

BAD NEWS

SOME HOPE

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MOTHER'S MILK

AT LAST

Acclaimed for their searing wit and their deep humanity, this magnificent cycle of novels - in which Patrick Melrose battles to survive the savageries of his childhood and lead a self-determined life - is one of the major achievements in English fiction.

Setting
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Audience
adult
Length
epic · 846 pages

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