The Country Life

By: Rachel Cusk

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Paperback | 1 July 2019

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352 Pages

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19.8 x 12.9 x 2.3

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Rachel Cusk's classic comic novel, in a beautiful new edition.

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? Why is she so reluctant to talk about her past?

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.

Industry Reviews

"A sophisticated confection . . . For this delightful novel about the governess from hell, maybe only the word 'wicked' will do."
The New York Times Book Review

"Bright, candid, and modestly humorous, Stella Benson lures us into complicity . . . Cusk's ability to keep us interested in innumerable human collisions is uncanny. We may finally learn Stella's secrets, but she remains as fascinatingly indeciperable as anyone we know."
The New Yorker

"Enchanting . . . A funny, modern Jane Eyre combined with an Anne Tyler-esque tale about escaping from the pressures of an unhappy urban life."
Newsday

"An oddly ingratiating social comedy . . . Smart, literate, offbeat, confiding . . . A pleasure."
The Boston Globe

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