Never Mind
Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction
Paperback Published on: 12/04/2012
£9.99
Synopsis
Never Mind is the first in Edward St Aubyn's semi-autobiographical Patrick Melrose novels, adapted for TV for Sky Atlantic and starring Benedict Cumberbatch as aristocratic addict, Patrick.
At his mother's family house in the south of France, Patrick Melrose has the run of a magical garden. Bravely imaginative and self-sufficient, five-year-old Patrick encounters the volatile lives of adults with care.
His father, David, rules with considered cruelty, and Eleanor, his mother, has retreated into drink. They are expecting guests for dinner. But this afternoon is unlike the chain of summer days before, and the shocking events that precede the guests' arrival tear Patrick's world in two.
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- ISBN: 9781447202936
- Number of pages: 208
- Weight: 142g
- Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 16 mm
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spare and beautiful
Not a book for the fainthearted; it deals with the difficult world of the moneyed Melrose family. The patriach is cruel and spoilt and the beautiful Proven... READ MORE
Precise and claustorophobic
REVIEW ORIGINALLY POSTED ON ABOOKORTEN.CO.UK
This is the first of the Patrick Melrose novels, and chronicles a day in the south of France while the eponym... READ MORE
Horrid people.
If you enjoy reading about horrible, snobbish bullies treating other people in vile and contemptible ways, then this is for you. I found it most unpleasant... READ MORE