The Country Life - Couverture souple

Cusk, Rachel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0312252803 ISBN 13 : 9780312252809

Editeur : St. Martins Press-3PL, 2000

Synopsis

Book by Cusk Rachel

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

'A reminder of just what an impressive writer she's always been.' -- Independent >> 'The Country Life has a moral core, meticulously disguised as comedy. Cusk is a highly interesting, original writer and more unusually she is a joy to read.' -- Helen Dunmore, The Times >> 'Its mixture of P.G. Wodehouse, Cold Comfort Farm and Jane Austen is a pleasure to read.' -- Tibor Fischer, Sunday Express >> 'Cusk writes with the fastidiousness and delightful grace we have come to expect.' --Sue Gaisford, Independent on Sunday

'There are many moments of domestic hilarity around the pool and at the dinner table, and insights into the awkwardness of being alone in a strange place.' --Irish Times

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Date d'édition: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0312252803
• ISBN 13: 9780312252809
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352