Second Place by Rachel Cusk autobiography like ice to water

like ice to water

creaming a leather ball in a sock hanging from the brand of a mango tree

the maimed thief

THE NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERAt the age of thirty-six

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Second Place by Rachel Cusk autobiography like ice to waterFrom the author of the Outline trilogy, a fable of human destiny and decline, enacted in a closed system of intimate, fractured relationships. A woman invites a famed artist to visit the remote coastal region where she lives, in the belief that his vision will penetrate the mystery of her life and landscape. His provocative presence provides the frame for a study of female fate and male privilege, of the geometries of human relationships, and of the