Shortlisted for the Booker PrizeWinner of the South Bank Literature AwardlsquoSo good ndash so fantastically wellwritten, profound and humane . . . it is heartstoppingrsquo ObserverThe once illustrious, once wealthy Melroses are in peril. Caught up in the wreckage of broken promises, childrearing, adultery and assisted suicide, Patrick finds his wife Mary consumed by motherhood, his mother in thrall to a New Age foundation, and his young son Robert understanding far more than he should. But even as the family struggles against the pull of its everpresent past, a new generation brings a new tenderness, and the possibility of change.lsquoWonderful caustic wit . . . Polished yet profound, itrsquos even better than his previous work, and thatrsquos saying somethingrsquo The Guardian lsquoMotherrsquos Milk has the cerebral excitement and piercing funniness of St Aubyn at his brilliant bestrsquo TatlerPart of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.

Binding: Paperback;288 pages; Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Int Ltd - MDL; Classification: FA; Weight: 322 g; Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 19

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