{"product_id":"parallel-lines-9781529953886","title":"Parallel Lines","description":"\u003cp\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  A 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\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781529953886\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 25 Aug 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Vintage Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.6(H)x12.7(L)x1.9(W)188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 188\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eEdward St Aubyn was born in London. His internationally acclaimed Patrick Melrose novels are Never Mind, Bad News, Some Hope, Mother's Milk (winner of the Prix Femina etranger and shortlisted for the Booker Prize) and At Last. The series was made into a BAFTA award-winning Sky Atlantic TV series starring Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role. St Aubyn is also the author of A Clue to the Exit, On the Edge (shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Prize), Lost for Words (winner of the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize), Dunbar and Double Blind.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eI love Edward St Aubyn -- DONNA TARTT\u003cbr\u003ePerhaps the most brilliant English novelist of his generation -- ALAN HOLLINGHURST\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compassionate book\u003c\/b\u003e… St Aubyn can express things you always knew but had never had the words for * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eSt Aubyn’s writing is as astute as ever. \u003cb\u003eA coincidence-driven comedy of errors… Glinting with hard-won wisdom lightly worn\u003c\/b\u003e * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eThe Patrick Melrose author brings his \u003cb\u003etrademark dark wit and flinty compassion\u003c\/b\u003e to this wide-ranging sequel… St Aubyn is \u003cb\u003eclear-sighted and humane\u003c\/b\u003e on the basic requirement of life: ‘Compassion is just love in the face of suffering and love does not run out with use – it grows stronger’ * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eIt is a novel rich in characters and perspectives… \u003cb\u003eThe story whips along… All the while, \u003ci\u003eParallel Lines\u003c\/i\u003e is building towards a showdown that threatens to break its characters and their values\u003c\/b\u003e. It doesn’t disappoint * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA state-of-the-nation novel\u003c\/b\u003e that brilliantly uses the conventions of farce, satire and social critique to evoke a nation drifting indifferently into chaos… St Aubyn’s portrait of the family and its sharp-edged sketches of various institutions of British life are often \u003cb\u003every, very funny and always penetrating\u003c\/b\u003e; but they are also at times moving, especially when they relate to mental health… [\u003ci\u003eParallel Lines\u003c\/i\u003e] has \u003cb\u003eformal verve and political vitality\u003c\/b\u003e -- Orwell Prize for Political Fiction Judges, 2025\u003cbr\u003eSt Aubyn remains a \u003cb\u003eterrific \u003c\/b\u003ewriter… [\u003ci\u003eParallel Lines\u003c\/i\u003e] is \u003cb\u003egenuinely affecting\u003c\/b\u003e * i *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tale of analysis, art and family dysfunction\u003c\/b\u003e… In a novel brimming with wordplay, Sebastian’s eagerness to make meaningful connections is \u003cb\u003eaffecting\u003c\/b\u003e * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eParallel Lines\u003c\/i\u003e is entertaining, tidily put together and…\u003cb\u003esparklingly well written\u003c\/b\u003e * Literary Review *","brand":"Edward St Aubyn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49180372435161,"sku":"9781529953886","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781529953886_068c79ec-2876-4a2d-9084-3cddb9a95e48.jpg?v=1788354534","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/parallel-lines-9781529953886","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}