Mother's Milk |
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| Author:
| St. Aubyn, Edward |
| Series title: | Patrick Melrose Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5098-8670-8 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2017 |
| Publisher: | Bolinda Publishing Pty, Limited
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| Book Format: | CD-Extra |
| List Price: | AUD $87.95 |
Book Description:
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The once illustrious, once wealthy Melroses are in peril.Caught up in the wreckage of broken promises, child-rearing, 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 ever-present past, a new generation brings a new tenderness, and the possibility of change.
The once illustrious, once wealthy Melroses are in peril.Caught up in the wreckage of broken promises, child-rearing, 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 ever-present past, a new generation brings a new tenderness, and the possibility of change.