Patrick Melrose, Volume 2

by Edward St. Aubyn

Genres: Coming of Age; Family Life; Black Humor

Synopsis

Patrick Melrose, Volume 2 contains the final two novels in Edward St Aubyn's semi-autobiographical series, filmed for Sky Atlantic and starring Benedict Cumberbatch as aristocratic Patrick.

The once illustrious, once wealthy Melroses are in peril, and Patrick Melrose, now a husband and father, is trying to gather together the pieces of his life. Caught up in the turmoil of broken promises, assisted suicide, adultery and—most tender and terrifying of all—fatherhood, Patrick is still a long way from salvation, but even as the family struggles against the pull of its dark past, a new generation promises new light, new hope and—perhaps—the promise of a brighter future.

Deeply moving, hilarious and heartbreaking, Patrick Melrose, Volume 2 contains the final two novels in the Patrick Melrose series: Mother’s Milk and At Last. Patrick Melrose, Volume 1 is also available, containing the first three novels in the series, Never Mind, Bad News and Some Hope.