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LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE

''Cusk can pinpoint something profound with the merest detail.''

Independent
''A warning against idealism, brilliantly plotted and eloquently narrated.''
Scotsman
''This deft, haunting work compels on every page.''
Daily Mail

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 disintegrating.

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE

''Cusk can pinpoint something profound with the merest detail.''

Independent
''A warning against idealism, brilliantly plotted and eloquently narrated.''
Scotsman
''This deft, haunting work compels on every page.''
Daily Mail

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 disintegrating.

Über den Autor
Rachel Cusk
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 240 S.
ISBN-13: 9780571351671
ISBN-10: 0571351670
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Cusk, Rachel
Auflage: Main
Hersteller: Faber & Faber
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 195 x 130 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: Rachel Cusk
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.10.2019
Gewicht: 0,198 kg
Artikel-ID: 115524077