A beautifully modulated novel that shows Edward St. Aubyn at his sparkling best.
Charlie Fairburn, successful screenwriter, ex-husband, and absent father, has been given six months to live. He resolves to stake half his fortune on a couple of...
Les personnages de ces douze nouvelles sont pleins d'espoirs futiles, ou de desespoir grave. Us ne cherchent pas a changer le monde. Quoi qu'il leur arrive, ils n'ont rien a prouver. Ils ne sont pas herolques. Simplement humains. On les croise...
A fictionalized account of Indian history over the past 100 years. It aims to remain true to the original events, including characters such as Gandhi and Mountbatten but it also utilizes characters, incidents and issues from the Indian epic, the...