Thank goodness there were people who were happy with nothin… - Edward St Aubyn

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Thank goodness there were people who were happy with nothing, thought Julia, so that people like her (and everyone else she had ever met), could have more.

Edward St Aubyn

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Edward St Aubyn (born 14 January 1960 in London) is an English author and journalist. He is the author of eight novels. In 2006, Mother's Milk was nominated for the Booker Prize.

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