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She spent much of her childhood in Los Angeles and finished her education at St Mary's Convent, Cambridge. her education at St Mary's Convent, Cambridge. In 2003, Rachel Cusk was nominated by Granta magazine as one of 20 'Best of Young British <a class="showlessmore_link" id="u_053d0_showmore" onclick="truncate_show('u_053d0')" >show more</a><span class="hideme" id="u_053d0"> Novelists'. That year she published The Lucky Ones (2003), her fourth novel, which was shortlisted for the Whitbread Novel Award. Since then she has published four more novels; her latest is Outline (2014). She has also written several non-fiction books. A Life's Work: On Becoming a Mother (2001) is a personal exploration of motherhood. The Last Supper: A Summer in Italy (2009) is a memoir about time in southern Italy. In 2015 she made the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction shortlist with her title Outline. (Bowker Author Biography)</span> <a class="hideme showlessmore_link" id="u_053d0_showless" onclick="truncate_show('u_053d0')" >show less</a></div><div class="author_aka tinytext"><p class="alsoknownas">Includes the names: <span id="u_d8cdc6d6" class="lt_itemlist"><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/cuskr&norefer=2">R. Cusk</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/rachelcusk&norefer=2">Rachel Cusk</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/cuskrachael&norefer=2">Rachael Cusk</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/rachaelcusk&norefer=2">Cusk Rachael</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/curskrachel&norefer=2">Rachel Cursk</a></span></span></p></div><div class="tinytext">Image credit: Courtesy of ReadingGroupGuides</div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_series" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_06f1" data-caret-id="tdc_u_06f1" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_b3be" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("series", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="series" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_06f1" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Series</h2><span id="tdh_u_b3be" ><a name="series"></a><div class="worklist serieslist"><div id="u_5edff8f3" class="lt_itemlist"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/nseries/22548/Outline-Trilogy" class="" >Outline Trilogy</a></div></div></div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_mainworks" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_b052" data-caret-id="tdc_u_b052" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_7fe1" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("mainworks", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="mainworks" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_b052" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Works by Rachel Cusk</h2><span id="tdh_u_7fe1" ><a name="mainworks"></a><div class="section_controls"><div data-value="0" class="lt_pillbox lt_blend_nav small lt_small" id="recent_pillbox" ><a data-value="0" data-onclick="lt.newauthor.sortWorks('cuskrachel', 0);" role="button" class="selected" ><span class="ltp_txt">Popular</span></a class="" ><a data-value="1" data-onclick="lt.newauthor.sortWorks('cuskrachel', 1);" role="button" class="" ><span class="ltp_txt">Recent</span></a class="" ></div class="" ></div><div class="worklist"><div id="u_0ce1805b" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/14981106" data-workid="14981106" data-title="Outline" class="" >Outline</a> <span class="date">(2014)</span> <span class="copies note">2,061 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 108 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/18357160" data-workid="18357160" data-title="Transit" class="" >Transit</a> <span class="date">(2016)</span> <span class="copies note">916 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 29 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/20953793" data-workid="20953793" data-title="Kudos" class="" >Kudos</a> <span class="date">(2018)</span> <span class="copies note">643 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 19 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/1336464" data-workid="1336464" data-title="Arlington-Park" class="" >Arlington Park</a> <span class="date">(2006)</span> <span class="copies note">642 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 45 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/25750051" data-workid="25750051" data-title="Second-Place" class="" >Second Place</a> <span class="date">(2021)</span> <span class="copies note">573 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 32 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/224577" data-workid="224577" data-title="The-Country-Life" class="" >The Country Life</a> <span class="date">(1997)</span> <span class="copies note">412 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 13 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/121828" data-workid="121828" data-title="A-Lifes-Work-On-Becoming-a-Mother" class="" >A Life's Work: On Becoming a Mother</a> <span class="date">(2003)</span> <span class="copies note">325 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 9 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/83840" data-workid="83840" data-title="Saving-Agnes" class="" >Saving Agnes</a> <span class="date">(1993)</span> <span class="copies note">271 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 7 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/22644593" data-workid="22644593" data-title="Coventry-Essays" class="" >Coventry: Essays</a> <span class="date">(2019)</span> <span class="copies note">261 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 6 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/8569659" data-workid="8569659" data-title="The-Bradshaw-Variations" class="" >The Bradshaw Variations</a> <span class="date">(2009)</span> <span class="copies note">248 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 26 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/325460" data-workid="325460" data-title="In-the-Fold" class="" >In the Fold</a> <span class="date">(2005)</span> <span class="copies note">217 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 6 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/12332200" data-workid="12332200" data-title="Aftermath-On-Marriage-and-Separation" class="" >Aftermath: On Marriage and Separation</a> <span class="date">(2012)</span> <span class="copies note">208 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 5 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/8001219" data-workid="8001219" data-title="The-Last-Supper-A-Summer-in-Italy" class="" >The Last Supper: A Summer in Italy</a> <span class="date">(2009)</span> <span class="copies note">172 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 22 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/428226" data-workid="428226" data-title="The-Lucky-Ones" class="" >The Lucky Ones</a> <span class="date">(2003)</span> <span class="copies note">162 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 5 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/446566" data-workid="446566" data-title="The-Temporary" class="" >The Temporary</a> <span class="date">(1995)</span> <span class="copies note">106 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 4 reviews</span></div><div id="u_4c79419a" class="rolldown" data-action="slide" data-more="show more" data-less="show less" data-all="show all 28" ><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/30712764" data-workid="30712764" data-title="Parade" class="" >Parade</a> <span class="date">(2024)</span> <span class="copies note">97 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 4 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/23694253" data-workid="23694253" data-title="The-Outline-Trilogy-Outline-Transit-and-Kudos" class="" >The Outline Trilogy: Outline, Transit and Kudos</a> <span class="date">(2018)</span> <span class="copies note">34 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/32413599" data-workid="32413599" data-title="Parade" class="" >Parade</a> <span class="date">(2024)</span> <span class="copies note">8 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/25773398" data-workid="25773398" data-title="Charlie-Engman-MOM" class="" >Charlie Engman: MOM</a> <span class="date">(2020)</span> <span class="copies note">6 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/28120518" data-workid="28120518" data-title="Quarry" class="" >Quarry</a> <span class="date">(2021)</span> <span class="copies note">4 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/29830995" data-workid="29830995" data-title="Det-%C3%A4r-s%C3%A5-man-g%C3%B6r" class="" >Det är så man gör</a> <span class="date">(2019)</span> <span class="copies note">4 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/31542638" data-workid="31542638" data-title="Diger-Ev" class="" >Diger Ev</a> <span class="date">(2022)</span> <span class="copies note">2 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/27064752" data-workid="27064752" data-title="We-Didn%E2%80%99t-Mean-to-Go-to-the-Sea" class="" >We Didn’t Mean to Go to the Sea</a> <span class="date">(2019)</span> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/23763692" data-workid="23763692" data-title="Cusk-Rachel" class="" >Cusk Rachel</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/31950331" data-workid="31950331" data-title="Controfigura-l-039-artista-e-il-suo-doppio" class="" >Controfigura: l'artista e il suo doppio</a> <span class="date">(2023)</span> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/32302259" data-workid="32302259" data-title="Po" class="" >Po</a> <span class="date">(2013)</span> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/32545405" data-workid="32545405" data-title="Book-9780987634429" class="" >Book 9780987634429</a> <span class="date">(2022)</span> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/32978731" data-workid="32978731" data-title="L-uvre-dune-vie-devenir-m%C3%A8re" class="" >L' uvre d'une vie: devenir mère</a> <span class="date">(2021)</span> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div></div></div></div><div class="flex_center"><a value="Work Explorer " value="Work Explorer " class="func_lt2_display_ui lt2button btn btn_rollover_primary btn-lozenge extra_top_space_half btn-sm btn-default" type="button" role="button" href="/author/cuskrachel/workexplorer" ><span class="btntxt">Work Explorer <i class="fa-solid fa-angle-right"></i></span></a></div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_alsoby" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_f19b" data-caret-id="tdc_u_f19b" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_7bc9" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("alsoby", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="alsoby" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_f19b" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Associated Works</h2><span id="tdh_u_7bc9" ><a name="alsoby"></a><div class="worklist"><div id="u_a62293a6" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/122820" data-workid="122820" data-title="The-Balkan-Trilogy" class="" >The Balkan Trilogy</a> <span class="date">(1960)</span> — Introduction, some editions — <span class="copies note">1,148 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 31 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/417070" data-workid="417070" data-title="The-Little-Virtues" class="" >The Little Virtues</a> <span class="date">(1962)</span> — Introduction, some editions — <span class="copies note">590 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 17 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/750719" data-workid="750719" data-title="Bonjour-Tristesse%25252FA-Certain-Smile" class="" >Bonjour Tristesse/A Certain Smile</a> <span class="date">(1956)</span> — Introduction, some editions — <span class="copies note">313 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 11 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/57791" data-workid="57791" data-title="Granta-81-Best-of-Young-British-Novelists-2003" class="" >Granta 81: Best of Young British Novelists 2003</a> <span class="date">(2003)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">277 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 2 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/55794" data-workid="55794" data-title="Granta-78-Bad-Company" class="" >Granta 78: Bad Company</a> <span class="date">(2002)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">135 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/11277879" data-workid="11277879" data-title="Granta-115-The-F-Word" class="" >Granta 115: The F Word</a> <span class="date">(2011)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">113 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/25640670" data-workid="25640670" data-title="The-Best-American-Essays-2020" class="" >The Best American Essays 2020</a> <span class="date">(2020)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">101 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 2 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/11887695" data-workid="11887695" data-title="The-Guardian-Review-Book-of-Short-Stories" class="" >The Guardian Review Book of Short Stories</a> <span class="date">(2011)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">51 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 1 review</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/11375268" data-workid="11375268" data-title="Complete-Stories" class="" >Complete Stories</a> <span class="date">(1900)</span> — Foreword, some editions — <span class="copies note">40 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/14900042" data-workid="14900042" data-title="The-Paris-Review-208-2014-Spring" class="" >The Paris Review 208 2014 Spring</a> <span class="date">(2014)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">18 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 2 reviews</span></div><div id="u_6b631179" class="rolldown" data-action="slide" data-more="show more" data-less="show less" data-all="show all 15" ><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/614042" data-workid="614042" data-title="A-Day-in-the-Life" class="" >A Day in the Life</a> <span class="date">(2003)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">15 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/14764161" data-workid="14764161" data-title="Granta-1-Eu" class="" >Granta 1 - Eu</a> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">10 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 1 review</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/24956163" data-workid="24956163" data-title="Warum-Lesen-Mindestens-24-Gr-uuml-nde-Bibliothek-Suhrkamp" class="" >Warum Lesen: Mindestens 24 Gründe (Bibliothek Suhrkamp)</a> <span class="date">(2020)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">9 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/4010540" data-workid="4010540" data-title="Bosom-Buddies-Womens-Stories-about-Friendship-Love-and-Life" class="" >Bosom Buddies: Women's Stories about Friendship, Love, and Life</a> <span class="date">(2003)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">6 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/14469893" data-workid="14469893" data-title="Red-The-Waterstones-Anthology" class="" >Red: The Waterstones Anthology</a> <span class="date">(2012)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">5 copies</span></div></div></div></div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_tags" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_a3b0" data-caret-id="tdc_u_a3b0" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_87bd" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("tags", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="tags" 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><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0007161328.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0007161328.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0007161328.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"><div class="postinfo"><a href="/work/428226" data-workid="428226" data-title="The-Lucky-Ones-A-Novel" class="" >The Lucky Ones: A Novel</a> by <a href="/author/cuskrachel">Rachel Cusk</a></div></div><div class="" >Stunning.</div class="" ><span id="rate-u_f09db584" title="5 Stars" aria-title="5 Stars" class="rating rating-style-306 " data-fn="ratingWidget_fromSettingsA" ><span class="rw"><input type="hidden" value="10" name="form_rating" id="form_rating"/></span><i data-rating_value="2" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="4" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="6" class="fas fa-star selected" 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My first novel by Cusk and I certainly hope the experience is matched by the additional ones I plan on reading. Thank you GR acquaintances that led me to her!<br>I'm not sure that the point of the novel is what most reviews seem to think it is, not that the point has any impact on the rich experience of reading this exceptional work. Conversations, and conversationalists like those of the novel simply do not exist except in extraordinarily rare cases, such as Cusk herself. <u class="showmore_hide">It feels to me that Cusk is using the shells of memories of characters and filling them with her own musings on existence, marriage, children and relationships. It is simply not possible to randomly bump into so many individuals with existentialist leanings aligned to Cusks' own. This applies to both women and men, though some of the men are of a different type and may reflect her ex-husband more than her exploring what everything means. They all circle back to marriage and relationships and struggles that map to our narrators' own life. The wisdom, insight and wit was amazing, along with amazing writing quality.</u><span class="showmore_showlink">… (<a href="#" onclick="showMore('u_eda21922');">more</a>)</span></div class="" ><span id="rate-u_41b325e3" title="5 Stars" aria-title="5 Stars" class="rating rating-style-306 " data-fn="ratingWidget_fromSettingsA" ><span class="rw"><input type="hidden" value="10" name="form_rating" id="form_rating"/></span><i data-rating_value="2" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="4" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="6" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="8" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="9" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i></span></div><div id="rfd_275114925" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_275114925"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"><div id="reviewflags_given_275114925" class="reviewflags_given hideme">Flagged<span id="rfi1_275114925" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as not a review" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_notreview"></i></span><span id="rfi2_275114925" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as abuse" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_abuse"></i></span></span></div><span id="rfrf_275114925"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/diveteamzissou" target="_top">diveteamzissou</a> | <a href="/work/14981106/reviews" data-workid="14981106" data-title="Outline-A-Novel-Outline-Trilogy-1" class="" >107 other reviews</a> | Nov 13, 2024 | <a href="/review/275114925"><i class="fas fa-link"></i></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_275114902" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/18357160" data-workid="18357160" data-title="Transit-A-Novel-Outline-Trilogy-2" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0374278628.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0374278628.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0374278628.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"><div class="postinfo"><a href="/work/18357160" data-workid="18357160" data-title="Transit-A-Novel-Outline-Trilogy-2" class="" >Transit: A Novel (Outline Trilogy, 2)</a> by <a href="/author/cuskrachel">Rachel Cusk</a></div></div><div class="showmore" id="u_f298e805" >Exceptional. The nameless narrator, "The writer", shares vignettes from her conversations- most from over the course of a couple of days. These conversations are all insightful and deep in a striking manner, and if they are not going along this path the writer prompts them with unexpected questions that bend them in this direction. Dialogs with her hairdresser, the nasty trolls in the council flat under her own, an ex-lover bumped into on the street, a friend in the fashion industry, a <u class="showmore_hide">cousin... all in all a heterogeneous conglomerate cemented by her laser sharp observations and questioning. With her guidance all plumb the depths of the human soul - which of course seems a little unrealistic, as I also found in Outline. Not so unrealistic as to not really enjoy each and every little story, with stunning prose and an outlook on life, relationships and what is important that is quite unique.</u><span class="showmore_showlink">… (<a href="#" onclick="showMore('u_f298e805');">more</a>)</span></div class="" ><span id="rate-u_41b33d45" title="4 Stars" aria-title="4 Stars" class="rating rating-style-306 " data-fn="ratingWidget_fromSettingsA" ><span class="rw"><input type="hidden" value="8" name="form_rating" id="form_rating"/></span><i data-rating_value="2" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="4" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="6" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="7" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="10" class=" fas fa-star empty" ></i></span></div><div id="rfd_275114902" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_275114902"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"><div id="reviewflags_given_275114902" class="reviewflags_given hideme">Flagged<span id="rfi1_275114902" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as not a review" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_notreview"></i></span><span id="rfi2_275114902" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as abuse" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_abuse"></i></span></span></div><span id="rfrf_275114902"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/diveteamzissou" target="_top">diveteamzissou</a> | <a href="/work/18357160/reviews" data-workid="18357160" data-title="Transit-A-Novel-Outline-Trilogy-2" class="" >28 other reviews</a> | Nov 13, 2024 | <a href="/review/275114902"><i class="fas fa-link"></i></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_273664790" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/14981106" data-workid="14981106" data-title="Outline-A-Novel-Outline-Trilogy-Book-1" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/1250081548.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/1250081548.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/1250081548.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"><div class="postinfo"><a href="/work/14981106" data-workid="14981106" data-title="Outline-A-Novel-Outline-Trilogy-Book-1" class="" >Outline: A Novel (Outline Trilogy Book 1)</a> by <a href="/author/cuskrachel">Rachel Cusk</a></div></div><div class="showmore" id="u_2f32f51e" >in an interview with the <i>guardian</i> last year, cusk said that she recently <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/aug/24/rachel-cusk-interview-aftermath-outline" rel="nofollow" target="_top">developed trouble reading and writing</a> - "[n]ovels seemed especially pointless." cusk found fiction <i>“fake and embarrassing.”</i> the creation of plot and character, <i>“making up John and Jane and having them do things together,”</i> had come to seem <i>“utterly ridiculous."</i> <u class="showmore_hide">(it should be mentioned as well that cusk, in the past, has noted she doesn't read contemporary lit. and only reads the classics - per [a:Julie Myerson|400779|Julie Myerson|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/f_50x66-6a03a5c12233c941481992b82eea8d23.png].)<br><br>with this in mind, it's not surprising that <i>outline</i> is a different sort of literary offering from cusk. it's not really a novel, in the traditional sense of things. it's not really a collection of short stories. i'm not sure how much of it might even be considered autobiographical by some readers. i'm not sure that this really matters much at all. i mention it simply to let others know they are in for something a little different, structurally and content-wise with this book.<br><br>in <i>outline</i>, a playwright named anne voices a similar frustration with her own writing process, the problem of 'summing it up': <i>"Whenever she conceived of a new piece of work, before she had got very far she would find herself summing it up. Often it took only one word: tension, for instance, or mother-in-law, though strictly speaking that was three. As soon as something was summed up, it was to all intents and purposes dead, a sitting duck, and she could go no further with it. Why go to the trouble to write a great long play about jealousy when jealousy just about summed it up?"</i><br><br>so between the previously mentioned <i>guardian</i> interview (which i had read last year and so had it in my mind) and this character confession... it's hard to avoid wondering about the point of <i>outline</i>. at the very least, it's an attempt at <i>something</i>. at most, it is sharp and observational. through a string of conversations with various people - strangers and friends - cusk spends a lot of time hearing about relationships. through the main character's gig teaching a writing workshop, we also get a bit of a more structured (ish) look at storytelling. <br><br>we are a fairly self-absorbed species, aren't we? and storytelling is an important and necessary form of communicating experiences, history, lessons, life ... and i found this method cusk is using highlights the one-sidedness (and even unreliability) inherent to the act of communication. though there is a great bit on 'frankness' that occurs, this trait is not present in most of the characters, and when it does crop up it's still a one-sided experience.<br><br>i found faye, the main character, really passive. her role was listener. she was the prop through which others could tell their stories. it was interesting to me how few of the characters with whom she was in conversation so rarely asked faye about herself. (hence my 'self-absorbed' comment.) faye offers up very little about herself and her life, though we are given snippets here and there.<br><br>on a sentence-by-sentence level, cusk is great. (<i>"The woman who said this was of a glorious though eccentric appearance, somewhere in her fifties, with a demolished beauty she bore quite regularly."</i>) she's a keen observer, and crafts beautiful prose. i really respect the work cusk creates. but as much as i like her, i always come away from her books feeling slightly disappointed. while i end up appreciative and impressed, i am never really blown away, clamouring and shoving her work into everyone's hands. (though i do recommend her, to certain readers it's done more quietly and in a less insistent way.) <br><br>in <i>outline</i>, as i am guessing many people have already observed, the outline is wonderful. it would have been nice if it was a bit meatier though. by the end, i felt playwright anne's dilemma could be applied to cusk's book. the summing up would get you to 'life' - which can be a vibrant, big, infuriating, crazy subject. <i>outline</i> is a subdued work and for all the struggles cusk expressed (see opening paragraph), not much new is revealed. <br><br>reading notes:<br><br>• people (strangers) talk to me all the time too, rachel cusk. all. the. time. it might be my superpower.</u><span class="showmore_showlink">… (<a href="#" onclick="showMore('u_2f32f51e');">more</a>)</span></div class="" ><span id="rate-u_8dad2e34" title="3 Stars" aria-title="3 Stars" class="rating rating-style-306 " data-fn="ratingWidget_fromSettingsA" ><span class="rw"><input type="hidden" value="6" 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<span class="note">(1)</span></div></div></div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_awards" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_4666" data-caret-id="tdc_u_4666" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_0333" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("awards", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="awards" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_4666" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Awards</h2><span id="tdh_u_0333" ><a name="awards"></a><div class="section_controls"><div data-value="0" class="lt_pillbox lt_blend_nav small lt_small" ><a data-value="0" data-onclick="lt.newauthor.groupAwards('cuskrachel', 0);" role="button" class="selected" ><span class="ltp_txt">By Award</span></a class="" ><a data-value="1" data-onclick="lt.newauthor.groupAwards('cuskrachel', 1);" role="button" class="" ><span class="ltp_txt">By Work</span></a class="" ></div class="" ></div><div class="card_list" rows="2"><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10255635"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/97/20/97206225ea5c178636f61413551424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/253/Booker-Prize" class="" >Booker Prize</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_fb4de738" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/25750051" data-workid="25750051" data-title="Second-Place" target="_top" class="" >Second Place</a> (<a href="/award/253.3.0.2021/Booker-Prize-Longlist-2021">Longlist – 2021</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/325460" data-workid="325460" data-title="In-the-Fold" target="_top" class="" >In the Fold</a> (<a href="/award/253.3.0.2005/Booker-Prize-Longlist-2005">Longlist – 2005</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218950"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/7f/ad/7fadff4cf172da4636c47496d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/1353/Womens-Prize-for-Fiction" class="" >Women's Prize for Fiction</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_83dc18e1" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/14981106" data-workid="14981106" data-title="Outline" target="_top" class="" >Outline</a> (<a href="/award/1353.4.0.2015/Womens-Prize-for-Fiction-Shortlist-2015">Shortlist – 2015</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/1336464" data-workid="1336464" data-title="Arlington-Park" target="_top" class="" >Arlington Park</a> (<a href="/award/1353.4.0.2007/Womens-Prize-for-Fiction-Shortlist-2007">Shortlist – 2007</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218774"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/56/6e/566ea4338d99b4763742b306d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/945/International-Dublin-Literary-Award" class="" >International Dublin Literary Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_cd482ff6" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/25750051" data-workid="25750051" data-title="Second-Place" target="_top" class="" >Second Place</a> (<a href="/award/945.3.0.2022/International-Dublin-Literary-Award-Longlist-2022">Longlist – 2022</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/20953793" data-workid="20953793" data-title="Kudos" target="_top" class="" >Kudos</a> (<a href="/award/945.3.0.2020/International-Dublin-Literary-Award-Longlist-2020">Longlist – 2020</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/18357160" data-workid="18357160" data-title="Transit" target="_top" class="" >Transit</a> (<a href="/award/945.3.0.2018/International-Dublin-Literary-Award-Longlist-2018">Longlist – 2018</a>)</div><div id="u_3786833d" class="rolldown" data-action="slide" data-more="show more" data-less="show less" data-all="show all 5" ><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/14981106" data-workid="14981106" data-title="Outline" target="_top" class="" >Outline</a> (<a href="/award/945.3.0.2016/International-Dublin-Literary-Award-Longlist-2016">Longlist – 2016</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/83840" data-workid="83840" data-title="Saving-Agnes" target="_top" class="" >Saving Agnes</a> (<a href="/award/945.3.0.1996/International-Dublin-Literary-Award-Longlist-1996">Longlist – 1996</a>)</div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218836"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/fe/1c/fe1c1d8ff63628d636a4b4f6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/1068/Costa-Book-Awards" class="" >Costa Book Awards</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_fad7ab08" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/428226" data-workid="428226" data-title="The-Lucky-Ones" target="_top" class="" >The Lucky Ones</a> (<a href="/award/1068.4.2156.2003/Costa-Book-Awards-Shortlist-Novel-2003">Shortlist – Novel – 2003</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/83840" data-workid="83840" data-title="Saving-Agnes" target="_top" class="" >Saving Agnes</a> (<a href="/award/1068.1.2427.1993/Costa-Book-Awards-Winner-First-Novel-1993">Winner – First Novel – 1993</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218368"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/4e/4e/4e4e95828789cf36368456e6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/297/Publishers-Weeklys-Best-Books-of-the-Year" class="" >Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_67da8f67" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/20953793" data-workid="20953793" data-title="Kudos" target="_top" class="" >Kudos</a> (<a href="/award/297.0.5.2018/Publishers-Weeklys-Best-Books-of-the-Year-Fiction-2018">Fiction – 2018</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218891"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/14/77/14772fe7e5db23a63724f4b6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/1209/Giller-Prize" class="" >Giller Prize</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_2491d917" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/18357160" data-workid="18357160" data-title="Transit" target="_top" class="" >Transit</a> (<a href="/award/1209.4.0.2017/Giller-Prize-Shortlist-2017">Shortlist – 2017</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/14981106" data-workid="14981106" data-title="Outline" target="_top" class="" >Outline</a> (<a href="/award/1209.4.0.2015/Giller-Prize-Shortlist-2015">Shortlist – 2015</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218314"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/ca/a1/caa110b5d127ab96367472b7377424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/232/Booklist-Editors-Choice-Adult-Books" class="" >Booklist Editor's Choice: Adult Books</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_a3531774" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/14981106" data-workid="14981106" data-title="Outline" target="_top" class="" >Outline</a> (<a href="/award/232.0.5.2015/Booklist-Editors-Choice-Adult-Books-Fiction-2015">Fiction – 2015</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218422"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/cf/be/cfbe2c9a958a9d5636b41426d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/371/National-Book-Critics-Circle-Award" class="" >National Book Critics Circle Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_67e05708" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/25750051" data-workid="25750051" data-title="Second-Place" target="_top" class="" >Second Place</a> (<a href="/award/371.5.5.2021/National-Book-Critics-Circle-Award-Finalist-Fiction-2021">Finalist – Fiction – 2021</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218141"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/e1/2e/e12e92176533531636a49426d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/43/Notable-Books-List" class="" >Notable Books List</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_c33b91a8" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/224577" data-workid="224577" data-title="The-Country-Life" target="_top" class="" >The Country Life</a> (<a href="/award/43.0.0.2000/Notable-Books-List-2000">2000</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218793"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/6f/58/6f58000630701d1636b59316d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/975/Governor-Generals-Literary-Award" class="" >Governor General's Literary Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_62937576" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/25750051" data-workid="25750051" data-title="Second-Place" target="_top" class="" >Second Place</a> (<a href="/award/975.5.22290.2021/Governor-Generals-Literary-Award-Finalist-Fiction-English-2021">Finalist – Fiction (English) – 2021</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/14981106" data-workid="14981106" data-title="Outline" target="_top" class="" >Outline</a> (<a href="/award/975.5.0.2015/Governor-Generals-Literary-Award-Finalist-2015">Finalist – 2015</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10442924"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/e0/b7/e0b7e94889b90e26374706d3641424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/15142/NPR-Books-We-Love" class="" >NPR: Books We Love</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_4c124fe2" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/22644593" data-workid="22644593" data-title="Coventry-Essays" target="_top" class="" >Coventry: Essays</a> (<a href="/award/15142.0.0.2019/NPR-Books-We-Love-2019">2019</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/14981106" data-workid="14981106" data-title="Outline" target="_top" class="" >Outline</a> (<a href="/award/15142.0.0.2015/NPR-Books-We-Love-2015">2015</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218198"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/d6/09/d6097ae45036db96369614e6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/100/Time-Magazines-Best-Books-of-the-Year" class="" >Time Magazine's Best Books of the Year</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_1e937d58" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/18357160" data-workid="18357160" data-title="Transit" target="_top" class="" >Transit</a> (<a href="/award/100.0.5.2017/Time-Magazines-Best-Books-of-the-Year-Fiction-2017">Fiction – 2017</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10219022"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/fe/0b/fe0be6d7963d89a6369392f6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/1527/Somerset-Maugham-Award" class="" >Somerset Maugham Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_e6683b1b" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/224577" data-workid="224577" data-title="The-Country-Life" target="_top" class="" >The Country Life</a> (<a href="/award/1527.0.0.1998/Somerset-Maugham-Award-1998">1998</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218466"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/76/ec/76ece7719e09f1b63674b2b7377424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/423/Globe-and-Mail-Top-100-Book" class="" >Globe and Mail Top 100 Book</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_d7d9f919" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/25750051" data-workid="25750051" data-title="Second-Place" target="_top" class="" >Second Place</a> (<a href="/award/423.0.5.2021/Globe-and-Mail-Top-100-Book-Fiction-2021">Fiction – 2021</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/22644593" data-workid="22644593" data-title="Coventry-Essays" target="_top" class="" >Coventry: Essays</a> (<a href="/award/423.0.0.2019/Globe-and-Mail-Top-100-Book-2019">2019</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/18357160" data-workid="18357160" data-title="Transit" target="_top" class="" >Transit</a> (<a href="/award/423.0.4197.2017/Globe-and-Mail-Top-100-Book-Canadian-Fiction-2017">Canadian Fiction – 2017</a>)</div><div id="u_a742ac6a" class="rolldown" data-action="slide" data-more="show more" data-less="show less" data-all="show all 5" ><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/14981106" data-workid="14981106" data-title="Outline" target="_top" class="" >Outline</a> (<a href="/award/423.0.0.2015/Globe-and-Mail-Top-100-Book-2015">2015</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/12332200" data-workid="12332200" data-title="Aftermath-On-Marriage-and-Separation" target="_top" class="" >Aftermath: On Marriage and Separation</a> (<a href="/award/423.0.8.2012/Globe-and-Mail-Top-100-Book-Nonfiction-2012">Nonfiction – 2012</a>)</div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218191"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/9c/e3/9ce3edbd4599d7d6372734c6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/94/The-New-York-Times-Notable-Books-of-the-Year" class="" >The New York Times Notable Books of the Year</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_6249f5d0" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/20953793" data-workid="20953793" data-title="Kudos" target="_top" class="" >Kudos</a> (<a href="/award/94.0.5.2018/The-New-York-Times-Notable-Books-of-the-Year-Fiction-2018">Fiction – 2018</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/18357160" data-workid="18357160" data-title="Transit" target="_top" class="" >Transit</a> (<a href="/award/94.0.2234.2017/The-New-York-Times-Notable-Books-of-the-Year-Fiction-Poetry-2017">Fiction & Poetry – 2017</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/14981106" data-workid="14981106" data-title="Outline" target="_top" class="" >Outline</a> (<a 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