Name: On the Edge
ISBN: 9780330453974

Edward St. Aubyn

When revelation comes to Peter Thorpe he reacts in a surprising way.He throws his safe life away to pursue his passion for a mercurial woman.Hampered by disaffected millionairesses, shifty gurus, hopelessly addicted gamblers - and taking in Scottish communes, the casinos of Monte Carlo and the wilder shores of California - his journey is a witty foray into the elusive heart of being.

On the Edge

FROM THE MAN BOOKER–SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF THE PATRICK MELROSE NOVELS Called “the most brilliant novelist of his generation” (Alan Hollinghurst), Edward St. Aubyn captivated and astonished readers and critics alike with his mesmerizing quintet, the Patrick Melrose novels. Its publication introduced one of the most complex and fascinating protagonists in modern fiction. Now being published for the first time in America, On the Edge is an uproarious and sharply rendered satire of the New Age, which shows St. Aubyn at his finest. Peter Thorpe is disillusioned with his conventional life as a merchant banker until he meets Sabine, the most enchanting and enigmatic woman he’s ever encountered. His desire for her reaches such a pitch that he overturns his whole life, leaving everything behind to follow her into the stronghold of the New Age movement among the stunning peaks and valleys of Big Sur, California. There he meets an eccentric cast of spiritual seekers, joining them in pursuit of that elusive something (happiness?), which he never before dared to imagine possible.

A Novel

Gavin

His weakest, which is still pretty good. A practice run for the glorious Mother's Milk, same themes and many of the same vocal tics. 

I was disappointed to find him being sympathetic and fair to my ideological enemies, the mystic anti-rationalists. Shout out to Findhorn too!

On the Edge

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