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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
St. Aubyn, Edward, 1960–
On the edge: a novel / Edward St. Aubyn.—1st U. S. ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-1-250-04601-7 (trade paperback)
ISBN 978-1-250-04602-4 (e-book)
1. Man-woman relationships—Fiction. 2. New Age movement—Fiction. 3. Self-realization—Fiction. I. Title.
PR6069.T134O5 2014
23'.914—dc23
2014015668
Originally published in Great Britain by Chatto & Windus
First paperback published in Great Britain by Vintage. Reprinted by Picador, an imprint of Pan Macmillan, Great Britain
First U.S. Edition: October 2014
eISBN 9781250046024