The Lucky Ones - Softcover

Cusk, Rachel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007161328 ISBN 13: 9780007161324

Publisher: Fourth Estate, 2005

Synopsis

A young pregnant mother wrestles with an utterly changed life; a new father searches for a sign of the man he used to be; a daughter yearns for a lost childhood; and a mother reaches out in bewilderment to a child she can't fully understand. A rare novel that illuminates "the bustling concourses of life" without sacrificing emotional depth and complexity, The Lucky Ones confirms Rachel Cusk's place among our most incisive writers.

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Review:

"You want to gasp with the shock of recognition at a rarely articulated thought delivered with a visceral punch."--Independent Magazine

"A lovely book."--Irish Independent

"Witty, trenchant and...startling."--Library Journal

"Witty and topical...a fresh and compassionate portrait."--The New Yorker

"Cusk has a gift for articulating fluid, unsettling emotions just beneath the surface of consciousness."--Entertainment Weekly

"Subtle and satisfying...a brilliant collection."--Boston Globe

"Gorgeous, languorous writing."--Publishers Weekly

"Insightful...perceptively drawn...poignant, evocative and meant to be savored."--Booklist

"[Cusk's] intelligence and emotional honesty give a sense of having experienced, rather than read, this book...extraordinary."--People

"If great fiction puts into words something about ourselves that we didn't know we knew, this is it."--Daily Mail (London)

Sunday Telegraph:

'An elegantly crafted piece consisting of five overlapping stories...this novel shows Cusk paring down her prose to excellent effect.'

About this edition

• Publisher: Fourth Estate
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0007161328
• ISBN 13: 9780007161324
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240