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Paperback edition of Cusk's sixth novel, which takes us behind the closed doors of suburbia to give a darkly funny and moving insight into modern relationships. With great reviews, and national advertising, this witty and compassionate book reveals the best of this Granta Best Of Young British novelists.
Synopsis
Juliet is enraged at the victory of men over women in family life. Amanda is warding off thoughts of death with obsessive housework. Solly is confronting her own buried femininity in the person of her Italian lodger. This novel talks about the domestic lives, private thoughts and fears of a group of women.
