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- A New York Times Notable Book of the YearWinner 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.
- About the Author: Rachel Cusk's debut, Saving Agnes, won the Whitbread Prize for Best First Novel in 1993.
- 352 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary
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In this rich and subtle novel, Stella Benson answers a classified ad for an au pair and arrives in a tiny Sussex village that's home to an unusual family.Book Synopsis
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award
Review Quotes
"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
"A brilliant oxymoron--a serious farce so subtle that its command of the reader must called insidious . . . 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 indecipherable 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 "Hilarious . . . Stella is strange because strangeness is part of the human condition; she's just a little more aware of it than most people." --Village Voice Literary Supplement "Smart, charming, and often outright hilarious." --Entertainment WeeklyAbout the Author
Rachel Cusk's debut, Saving Agnes, won the Whitbread Prize for Best First Novel in 1993. She lives in Oxford.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.2 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)
Weight: .85 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Literary
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Number of Pages: 352
Publisher: Picador USA
Format: Paperback
Author: Rachel Cusk
Language: English
Street Date: January 1, 2000
TCIN: 82957003
UPC: 9780312252809
Item Number (DPCI): 247-14-4654
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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