At Last by Edward St Aubyn (English) Paperback Book

Description: At Last by Edward St Aubyn The fifth Patrick Melrose novel in Edward St Aubyns remarkable series. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The brilliant culmination of the Melrose novels. As friends, relations and foes trickle in to pay final respects to his mother, Eleanor, Patrick Melrose finds that orphanhood isnt necessarily the liberation he had for so long imagined. Yet is it possible that as the service ends and the family gather for a final party, amidst the social niceties and the social horrors, the calms and the rapids, Patrick begins to sense a new current - even a form of safety? A powerful, glittering novel of the treacheries of family, At Last is the brilliant and profoundly moving culmination of the Melrose books. Notes The culmination of the Melrose sequence of novels, that included the Booker shortlisted Mothers Milk. It follows Patrick Melrose as he attends his mothers funeral, and reflects on his life, finding that orphanhood isnt necessarily the liberation he had for so long imagined it would be. Author Biography Edward St Aubyn was born in London in 1960. He is the author of the novels A Clue to the Exit and On the Edge, and the trilogy Some Hope. Mothers Milk was the winner of the Prix Femina Etranger 2007. Review This triumphant conclusion to St Aubyns sequence about boyhood traumas and adult tribulations fizzes with his astringent verbal flair and lethal ear for dialogue Peter Kemp, Sunday TimesUrgent emotional intensity, brilliant social satire . . . A terrifying, spectacularly entertaining saga James Lasdun, GuardianAt once epic and intimate, appalling and comic, the Melrose novels are masterpieces Maggie OFarrellRemarkable. St Aubyns books are at once extremely dark and extremely funny Francine Prose, New York TimesThe Melrose novels are remarkable – ferociously funny, painfully acute and exhilaratingly written. A brilliantly controlled story of a life sent out of control Peter Kemp, Sunday TimesAt Last is a miraculously wrought piece of art Suzi Feay, Financial TimesThe pinnacle of a series that has plunged into darkness and risen towards light. At Last is both resounding end and hopeful beginning Philip Womack, TelegraphPerhaps the most brilliant English novelist of his generation Alan HollinghurstHumor, pathos, razor-sharp judgement, pain, joy and everything in between. The Melrose novels are a masterwork for the 21st century, by one of our greatest prose stylists Alice SeboldFrom the very first lines I was completely hooked . . . By turns witty, moving and an intense social comedy, I wept at the end but wouldnt dream of giving away the totally unexpected reason Antonia Fraser, Sunday TelegraphIve loved Edward St Aubyns Patrick Melrose novels. Read them all, now David NichollsWonderful caustic wit . . . Perhaps the very sprightliness of the prose – its lapidary concision and moral certitude – represents the cure for which the characters yearn. So much good writing is in itself a form of health Edmund White, GuardianClearly one of the major achievements of contemporary British fiction. Stingingly well-written and exhilaratingly funny David Sexton, Evening StandardBeautifully written, excruciatingly funny and also very tragic Mariella Frostrup, Sky MagazineHis prose has an easy charm that masks a ferocious, searching intellect. As a sketcher of character, his wit — whether turned against pointless members of the aristocracy or hopeless crack dealers — is ticklingly wicked. As an analyser of broken minds and tired hearts he is as energetic, careful and creative as the perfect shrink. And when it comes to spinning a good yarn, whether over the grand scale or within a single page of anecdote, he has a natural talent for keeping you on the edge of your seat Melissa Katsoulis, The TimesA masterpiece. Edward St Aubyn is a writer of immense gifts Patrick McGrathBlackly comic, superbly written fiction . . . His style is crisp and light; his similes exhilarating in their accuracy . . . St Aubyn writes with luminous tenderness of Patricks love for his sons Caroline Moore, Sunday TelegraphThe darkest possible comedy about the cruelty of the old to the young, vicious and excruciatingly honest. It opened my eyes to a whole realm of experience I have never seen written about. Thats the mark of a masterpiece The Times The wit of Wilde, the lightness of Wodehouse and the waspishness of Waugh. A joy Zadie Smith, HarpersOne of the most amazing reading experiences Ive had in a decade. Michael Chabon, LA Times Review Quote Wonderful caustic wit . . . Perhaps the very sprightliness of the prose its lapidary concision and moral certitude represents the cure for which the characters yearn. So much good writing is in itself a form of health Edmund White, Guardian Promotional "Headline" The fifth Patrick Melrose novel in Edward St Aubyns remarkable series. Details ISBN0330435922 Author Edward St Aubyn Year 2012 ISBN-10 0330435922 ISBN-13 9780330435925 Media Book Pages 272 Publisher Pan Macmillan Imprint Picador Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Short Title AT LAST EDWARD ST AUBYN Language English Series The Patrick Melrose Novels DEWEY 823.914 Format Paperback UK Release Date 2012-04-12 Audience Age 18 AU Release Date 2012-06-30 NZ Release Date 2012-06-30 Publication Date 2012-04-12 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:44050309;

Price: 19.2 AUD

Location: Melbourne

End Time: 2025-02-06T03:02:35.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 AUD