Some Hope by Edward St. Aubyn (Open City Books, 2005)
The third in this trilogy (now five books) about a decadent and dangerous English family finds our hero sober and drug-free, but still involved with society’s high life — very high, in fact, as Princess Margaret makes an enjoyable nasty appearance at the house party that serves as the book’s centerpiece. Once again St. Aubyn relates the cruel and petty behavior of unsympathetic characters with elegant, but sometimes labored, prose. A bit more appetizing than the second (NYC) installment, but still leaves a bad taste in one’s (my) mouth.
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