The Country Life

Rachel Cusk

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A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award

The Country Life, Rachel Cusk's third novel, is a rich and subtle story about embarrassment, awkwardness, and being alone; about families, or the lack of them; and about love in some peculiar guises.

"A brilliant oxymoron--a serious farce . . . Cusk's ability to keep us interested in innumerable human collisions is uncanny." --The New Yorker

Stella Benson sets off for Hilltop, a tiny Sussex village housing a family that is somewhat larger-than-life. Her hopes for the Maddens may be high, but her station among them--as au pair to their irascible son, Martin--is undeniably low.

What could possibly have driven her to leave her home, job, and life in London for such rural ignominy? Why has she severed all contact with her parents? And why is she so reluctant to talk about her past?

Book information

ISBN:	9781250828156
Publisher:	Picador USA
Imprint:	Picador USA
Pub date:	07 Sep 2021
DEWEY:	FIC
Language:	English
Number of pages:	368
Weight:	326g
Height:	301mm
Width:	136mm
Spine width:	28mm