by Edward St Aubyn · Picador · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780330451109
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«Mother's Milk» is the contemporary fiction novel by Edward St Aubyn, published by Picador in paperback (288 pages, in English).
The once well-off Melrose family is in crisis: Patrick deals with broken promises, responsibilities and a suicide attempt; Mary is consumed by motherhood, Patrick's mother gives herself to a new age foundation and little Robert understands more than he should. The work addresses family relationships and the weight of the past.
«Mother's Milk» is the fourth installment of the Patrick Melrose saga and was a finalist for the 2006 Booker Prize and winner of the 2007 Prix Femina Étranger.
For adult readers of contemporary literary fiction and for those who follow the Patrick Melrose saga.
Edward St Aubyn is an English author and journalist. He is the author of eleven novels, including notably the semi-autobiographical Patrick Melrose novels. In 2006, Mother's Milk was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
