At Last
by Edward St. Aubyn
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Like New/Like New
- ISBN 10
- 0330435906
- ISBN 13
- 9780330435901
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London: Picador USA, 2011. Reprint. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. For Patrick Melrose, 'family' is more than a double-edged sword. As friends, relations and foes trickle in to pay final respects to his mother, Eleanor - an heiress who forsook the grandeur of her upbringing for 'good works', freely bestowed upon everyone but her own child - Patrick finds that his transition to orphanhood isn't necessarily the liberation he had so long imagined. Yet as the service ends and the family gather for a final party, as conversations are overheard, danced around and concertedly avoided, amidst the social niceties and the social horrors, the calms and the rapids, Patrick begins to sense a new current. And at the end of the day, alone in his rooftop bedsit, it seems to promise some form of safety, at last. One of the most powerful reflections on pain and acceptance, and the treacheries of family, ever written, "At Last" is the brilliant culmination of the Melrose books. It is a masterpiece of glittering dark comedy and profound emotional truth.Black cloth with gold spine lettering. 266pp. Like new condition. Solid copy. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 039488
- Title
- At Last
- Author
- Edward St. Aubyn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New Like New
- Jacket Condition
- Like New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0330435906
- ISBN 13
- 9780330435901
- Publisher
- Picador USA
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2011
- X weight
- 14 oz
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
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