Second Place : Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2021

Author: Rachel Cusk

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 7 July 2022 by FABER & FABER in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 224 pages
129 x 197 x 18mm | 164g

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZERECIPIENT OF THE PRIX FEMINA ÉTRANGERSHORTLISTED FOR THE GOVERNER GENERAL'S AWARD'The most singular book ... a psychodrama that is both timeless and up-to-the-minute.' Guardian'A classic, but with contemporary urgency thumping through it.' Claire-Louise Bennett'A novel of deep insight and scarring honesty.' IndependentA woman invites a famed artist to the remote coastal landscape where she lives. Drawn to his paintings, she believes his vision may penetrate the mystery at the centre of her life. But as a long, dry summer sets in, his provocative presence soon twists the patterns of her secluded household.