Mother's Milk: A Novel - Softcover

St. Aubyn, Edward

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1890447420 ISBN 13: 9781890447427

Publisher: Grove Press, Open City Books, 2006

Synopsis

A New York Times Notable Book, Mother’s Milk is a brilliantly stylish and witty novel by a master of modern British fiction. Widely acclaimed in the United States and the UK, Mother’s Milk follows the Melroses, the same family featured in St. Aubyn’s trilogy, Some Hope. First we meet Robert, who provides an exceptionally droll and convincing account of being born; then Patrick, a hilariously churlish husband who has been sexually abandoned by his wife in favor of motherhood; then Mary, who’s consumed by her children and an overwhelming desire not to repeat the mistakes of her own mother. All the while, St. Aubyn examines the web of false promises that entangles this once illustrious family, whose last vestige of wealth an estate in the South of France is about to be permanently donated by Patrick’s mother to a new-age foundation. The result is captivating and unexpected.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Mother's Milk was a 2005 New York Notable book and is a finalist for the 2006 Man Booker Prize.

About the Author:

Edward St Aubyn's superbly acclaimed Melrose novels are Never Mind, Bad News, Some Hope, Mother's Milk (shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2006) and At Last. He is also the author of the novels A Clue to the Exit, On the Edge, Lost for Words and Dunbar.

About this edition

• Publisher: Grove Press, Open City Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1890447420
• ISBN 13: 9781890447427
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240