"The series of novels about Patrick Melrose was for me the most amazing reading experience of the last decade," wrote Michael Shaybon. He was echoed by such venerable writers as David Nichols ("Edward St. Aubyn's novels about Patrick Melrose are a complete delight from start to finish. Read to all, immediately!"), Alan Hol linghurst ("Edward St. Aubyn is probably the most brilliant British author of his generation"), Alice Seabold ("Edward St. Aubyn is one of our greatest stylists, and his Patrick Melrose novels are a masterpiece of 21st century literature") and many others.