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In the Fold
A beautiful new paperback edition of the highly-acclaimed novel by Rachel Cusk, which was longlisted for the Booker Prize.
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When eighteen-year-old Michael visits the Hanbury’s remote family home he is captivated by their bohemian lifestyle. Years later, when he marries the strong-willed, beautiful Rebecca, he is secretly hoping to create his own version of that free-thinking family, but after the birth of their first child, their marriage begins to flounder. The chance to escape once more to his friend’s country house comes as a welcome relief, until he discovers a family changed, and his own romantic notions of country life begin to disintegrate . . .
I was struck over and again by what an amazing writer she is.
This deft, haunting work compels on every page.
What shines in Rachel Cusk’s writing is the sheer precision of her observation, the way she can pinpoint something profound with the merest detail.
Cements her position as one of the most perceptive authors around . . . In the Fold is a warning against idealism, brilliantly plotted and eloquently narrated.
A delicate but insidious novel, that will leave you musing on your own choices long after the read is over.
Cusk’s prose perfectly captures the claustrophobia of a family crippled by the conflicting demands of property and propriety . . . the result is compelling. This is Cusk at her very best.
Rachel Cusk is the author of Outline trilogy, the memoirs A Life’s Work and Aftermath, and several other works of fiction and non-fiction. She is a Guggenheim fellow. She lives in Paris.
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