{"product_id":"the-country-life-a-novel","title":"The Country Life by Rachel Cusk","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Country Life, Rachel Cusk’s third novel, is a rich and subtle story about embarrassment, awkwardness, and being alone; about families, or the lack of them; and about love in some peculiar guises.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStella Benson sets off for Hilltop, a tiny Sussex village housing a family that is somewhat larger-than-life. Her hopes for the Maddens may be high, but her station among them―as au pair to their irascible son, Martin―is undeniably low.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat could possibly have driven her to leave her home, job, and life in London for such rural ignominy? Why has she severed all contact with her parents? And why is she so reluctant to talk about her past?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • Author: Rachel Cusk • Publisher: Picador USA • Format: Paperback • ISBN: 9781250828156 • Ships direct from distributor in 3–7 business days\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cedar Leaf Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45280480460844,"sku":"9781250828156","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/2234\/1420\/files\/9781250828156.jpg?v=1770920306","url":"https:\/\/cedarleafbooks.com\/products\/the-country-life-a-novel","provider":"Cedar Leaf Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}