Best Edward St. Aubyn Books

The Patrick Melrose Novels

Patrick Melrose #1-4 • Book 1

by Edward St. Aubyn

Patrick Melrose fights to survive the brutalities of his childhood and forge a path toward self-determination in this acclaimed cycle. Four novels paint an extraordinary portrait of privilege, self-loathing, and the struggle for redemption.

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Patrick Melrose fights to survive the brutalities of his childhood and forge a path toward self-determination in this acclaimed cycle. Four novels paint an extraordinary portrait of privilege, self-loathing, and the struggle for redemption.

The Complete Patrick Melrose Novels: Never Mind, Bad News, Some Hope, Mother's Milk, and at Last

Patrick Melrose #1-4 • Book 5

by Edward St. Aubyn

Five interconnected novels trace Patrick Melrose's path from a traumatic childhood through his attempts at building a meaningful life. The complete cycle showcases wit sharp enough to cut and humanity deep enough to heal.

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Five interconnected novels trace Patrick Melrose's path from a traumatic childhood through his attempts at building a meaningful life. The complete cycle showcases wit sharp enough to cut and humanity deep enough to heal.

Patrick Melrose Volume 1: Never Mind, Bad News and Some Hope

Patrick Melrose #1-3 • Book 1

by Edward St. Aubyn

Patrick Melrose escapes from savage parents and childhood cruelty only to battle adult addiction across Provence, New York, and the English countryside in St. Aubyn's semi-autobiographical trilogy.

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Patrick Melrose escapes from savage parents and childhood cruelty only to battle adult addiction across Provence, New York, and the English countryside in St. Aubyn's semi-autobiographical trilogy.

Patrick Melrose Volume 2: Mother's Milk and At Last

Patrick Melrose #4-5 • Book 4

by Edward St. Aubyn

The once-illustrious Melrose family teeters on collapse while Patrick, now a husband and father himself, struggles to assemble the fragments of his aristocratic legacy and personal demons.

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The once-illustrious Melrose family teeters on collapse while Patrick, now a husband and father himself, struggles to assemble the fragments of his aristocratic legacy and personal demons.

Lost for Words

by Edward St. Aubyn

The Elysian Prize committee sifts through hundreds of books while ambitious authors scheme, seduce, and sabotage their way toward literary recognition.

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The Elysian Prize committee sifts through hundreds of books while ambitious authors scheme, seduce, and sabotage their way toward literary recognition.