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Bad News (The Patrick Melrose Novels, Book 2)

June 23, 2012 by Drew

The Short Version: Patrick Melrose’s father has died.  The 22-year-old Patrick flies to New York to collect his ashes and embarks on an epic drug binge over the space of the 50 or so hours before he has to fly back to England. The Review: Where the first novel was a Pinterian sonata of menace, this is a Sebastian Horsley-ian aria of addiction.  St. Aubyn has managed an impressive feat: the novel feels totally different and yet a logical progression. […]

Categories: Fiction, Literature • Tags: 6, Bad News, Drugs, Edward St. Aubyn, Fiction, Literature, Patrick Melrose, The Patrick Melrose Novels

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