{"product_id":"9781529953886","title":"PRE-ORDER NOW Parallel Lines by Edward St Aubyn","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 07\/05\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA brother and sister lost and found, in a novel that seizes your heart and enthrals your mind, from the author of the Patrick Melrose series.   `Perhaps the most brilliant English novelist of his generation' Alan Hollinghurst`We set off in opposite directions and walked around the world until we met, and I'm very pleased we have.'Sebastian is in treatment following a breakdown that has left him with a fragile hold on reality and a hunger to connect with the mother who abandoned him. His therapist, Martin, also faces challenges, including his adopted daughter Olivia's tenuous relationship with her biological mother. Olivia, meanwhile, is producing a radio series on natural disasters, which itself seems to be running parallel to the events unfolding in her personal life.   Over a year, their fates collide and each of their destinies is revealed in a marvellous new light.   `A tale of art and family.brimming with wordplay' Financial Times`Sentences that whoosh past like arrows. St Aubyn's talents are mighty' New York Times`I love Edward St Aubyn' Donna Tartt \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56369009033589,"sku":"9781529953886","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781529953886.jpg?v=1763551710","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781529953886","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}