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Polished yet profound, it’s even better than his previous work, and that’s saying something’ - The Guardian ‘Mother’s Milk has the cerebral excitement and piercing funniness of St Aubyn at his brilliant best’ - TatlerPart of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55897338937717,"sku":"9781035063765","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781035063765_7f331d0a-abb6-4c2d-bc41-0a8e5dd4d0b4.jpg?v=1786017595"},{"product_id":"9781035063826","title":"At Last","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eAt Last\u003c\/i\u003e is a miraculously wrought piece of art’ – Suzi Feay, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A terrifying, spectacularly entertaining saga’ – James Lasdun, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAt Last \u003c\/i\u003eis the fifth instalment in Edward St Aubyn’s semi-autobiographical series, The Patrick Melrose novels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs friends, relatives and foes trickle in to pay their final respects to his mother Eleanor, Patrick Melrose finds himself questioning whether a life without parents will be the liberation he has so long imagined. 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