Second Place is now available.īlog: Rachel Cusk, as it turns out, is a bit of an acrobat. My thanks to the author and Macmillan Audio for my gifted advance listeners copy via NetGalley. Kate Fleetwood’s moody narration enhanced the heady atmosphere, transporting me to a time and place I’m too dumb to fully understand but smart enough to appreciate. What I do know is that I was captivated by the audiobook from start to finish. Where does it take place? Also no idea - could be Europe, could be America. When does it take place? No idea - could be 1921, could be 2021. There could easily be an entire university course on the novel itself, demanding students of the written word unpack and interpret every potential meaning behind the title and story.Īnd what is the story? A middle aged woman invites a painter to stay in her guesthouse with the hope he’ll use her as the subject of one of his masterpieces. Second Place is as literary as modern literary fiction can get. Can I tell you why I chose to pick this book up then? No.
In fact, I have to admit I’d never even heard of Cusk before - even though she’s clearly a literary genius. Like they’re all in Mensa, and I’m over here eating paste in the corner.
Retrieved 8 November 2022.I feel like Rachel Cusk and everyone who has already read and reviewed her latest novel, Second Place, is smarter than me. "Claudie Hunzinger, Rachel Cusk et Annette Wieviorka primées au Femina 2022". Robertson & Julie Flett among finalists for $25K Governor General's Literary Awards". "Booker prize reveals globe-spanning longlist of 'engrossing stories' ". ^ "Fiction Book Review: Second Place by Rachel Cusk.^ "Book Marks reviews of Second Place by Rachel Cusk"."Review: Latest Rachel Cusk novel honors Mabel Dodge Luhan". Blandine Longre's French translation was awarded the 2022 Prix Femina étranger. The novel was longlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize, and shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 2021 Governor General's Awards. In its starred review, Kirkus Reviews wrote that Cusk's "brilliant prose and piercing insights convey a dark but compelling view of human nature." Publishers Weekly, in its starred review, wrote, "There is the erudition of the author's Outline trilogy here, but with a tightly contained dramatic narrative." Second Place received favourable reviews, with a cumulative "Positive" rating at the review aggregator website Book Marks, based on 40 book reviews from mainstream literary critics. Lawrence's early 1920s sojourn in Taos, New Mexico. It is inspired by Mabel Dodge Luhan's 1932 memoir Lorenzo in Taos, about the writer D. Premise Ī female narrator, M, invites a famous painter, L, to use her guesthouse on the English coast marshlands where she lives with her family. Second Place is a 2021 novel by Rachel Cusk.
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