DESCRIPTION : 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. We set off in opposite directions and walked around the world until we met, and Im very pleased we have It is summer. 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 Olivias 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 in outrageous and poignant ways, revealing their destinies in a new light. Parallel Lines is a novel about connection, family, love, and the cascading consequences of our choices. PRAISE FOR EDWARD ST AUBYN: Perhaps the most brilliant English novelist of his generation ALAN HOLLINGHURST I love Edward St AubynDONNA TARTT Nothing can prepare you for the rich, acerbic comedy of St Aubyns world ZADIE SMITH PRODUCT DETAILS : ISBN : 9781787335608 BY (AUTHOR) St Aubyn, Edward PUBLISHER : Vintage Publishing PUBLICATION DATE : May 01, 2025 COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom IMPRINT : Jonathan Cape Ltd LANGUAGE : English AGE : General PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback DIMENSION : 234 mm x 154 mm WEIGHT : 334 g PRODUCT CATEGORY : Fiction & Related items