![]() ![]() In this quiet but thrilling novel, based on a real-life vignette, she focuses on a middle-aged woman-a writer, a mother, a spouse-who is desperate to be seen by a male artist whom she invites to stay as a summer houseguest. “Rachel Cusk, the author of the Outline series, is one of the most precise analysts of human behavior. writes with a knife-thrower’s precision and showmanship." Where those crystalline novels were largely plotless and had the chilly burn of dry ice, this fascinating book finds her moving in a messier new direction. “Cusk grapples with spirit in Second Place, her first novel since the Outline Trilogy, which is one of the great fictional achievements of the new millennium. Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2021 by: Buzzfeed, Vogue, O, Elle, The Guardian, The Sunday Times, BookPage, The Millions, Lit Hub, The Seattle Times, Esquire, New Statesman, Paperback Paris, The Week, Town and Country ![]()
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