The Country Life Cusk Rachel
The Country Life Cusk Rachel A New York Times Notable Book of the YearWinner of the Somerset Maugham AwardThe Country Life, Rachel Cusk's third novel, is a rich and subtle story about embarrassment,…
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The Country Life Cusk Rachel
A New York Times Notable Book of the YearWinner of the Somerset Maugham AwardThe 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. Cusk's ability to keep us interested in innumerable human collisions is uncanny." --The New YorkerStella Benson sets off for Hilltop, a tiny Sussex village housing a family that is somewhat larger-than-life. "A brilliant oxymoron--a serious farce . . .
Why has she severed all contact with her parents? 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? And why is