The Country Life by Rachel Cusk presents several promises, but eventually seems to break most of them. When Stella Benson, a twenty-nine-year-old, leaves home suddenly to take up a private care assistant’s job in darkest south England, it is clear that she is running away. From what we do learn l...
Every so often I need to read a Rachel Cusk....a proper wordy workout for the brain, like doing a cryptic crossword. They should all come with a free dictionary because it’s a sure thing that I will be reaching for one before long. I would consider it a wasted read if it didn’t contribute at lea...
My grandfather sent me this book a couple months after the birth of my son. Honest, refreshing, comforting... Cusk tells of her rough transition to motherhood. It was nice to hear that you can love your child and feel the burden of motherhood at the same time. The right book at the right time.Aut...
I have not read a work of Rachel Cusk before but the comments and extracts about her book concerning her journey and stay in Italy greatly interested me. In the bookstore in Athens "Arlington Park" was the only book of hers that was available. I was hesitant about buying it since it is female cen...
"There were perhaps a hundred houses there, all like Adam's. In spite of the exertions of the tarmac, which wound and circled graaciously amid the porperties as though to give the impression that each was distinct and difficult to find, the development had a somewhat regimental appearance. When y...