Ralph Loman's unexceptional life is anchored in regret by a past from which he cannot free himself. One of corporate London's transient typists crosses Ralph's path and her beauty ignites a brief blaze of excitement. When he tries to extricate himself, he is bound in chains of consequence.
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‘A startling, memorable novel . . . unforgettable’ Victoria Glendinning, Daily Telegraph
Rachel Cusk read English at New College, Oxford. Her first novel Saving Agnes won the Whitbread First Novel Award in 1993. She reviews regularly for The Times and TLS.
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