Author: CUSK, RACHEL
Title: In the Fold
Description: Faber & Faber, UK, 2005. Softcover. New. 9780571228133 240 pages. Available Now. Book Description: A story of deception, belonging and a marriage in crisis from one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists. : The Hanburys of Egypt Hill are the last word in bohemian living - or so they like to think. Their parties are famous, their relationships confusing, their bravado immense. Michael, a young student who first encounters the family at a party for Caris Hanbury's eighteenth birthday party, is irrestibly attracted to their enfolding exuberance. : As an adult, Michael finds and marries into his own version of The Hanburys: The Alexanders are immoral, artistic and wealthy. After the birth of their first son, his wife Rebecca finds herself struggling with questions of identity and self-expression while Michael wonders why his life has become so destructive and tumultuous.: When Michael is invited to spend a week with the Hanburys his illusions are startlingly shattered, as the rotten core of the Hanbury myth is gradually revealed. : In the Fold is a story of modern manners and past offences, of public morality and private property; and of how human beings can become undone by their yearning to belong.: Amazon Review: Original writing is difficult to define but easy to spot. Award-winning author Rachel Cusk, one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists, has a style that is uncluttered by modern whims. It's crisp and clear but full of depth and nuance; dark and brooding but light and witty at the same time.: Michael lives in Bath with his skittish wife Rebecca and their strangely uncommunicative young son in a beautiful Georgian terraced house given to them by his in-laws--whose need to control other people's lives bears more than a passing resemblance to the family of an old university chum, Adam Hanbury. When Adam's larger-than-life, opinionated father develops prostrate cancer, Michael is persuaded to help with the lambing on the family's remote farm, Egypt Hill, where a menagerie of animals, wives and ex-wives, children and grand-children collide rather than co-exist with one another. : While there is little plot to speak of, this is a book about the complex relationships of families and the emotional needs of modern living. The stark writing manages to lay bare the souls of the main characters, providing rare insights. Never preaching, nor condescending, Cusk allows her reader to appreciate the multiple layers of personality and the hit and miss nature of human interaction--some of which makes no sense but works against the odds, and others which slowly but surely destroy everything in their wake. While Cusk will never appeal to those looking for one dimensional storylines with cardboard characters, this beautifully, sparingly written gem is sure to delight the discerning reader. --Carey Green : Review: 'Cusk is one of the most perceptive writers around ... In the Fold is brilliantly plotted and elegantly narrated.' -- The Scotsman: 'Elements of Rachel Cusk's prose have the beauty and resonance of a Cartier-Bresson photograph.' -- Time Out: 'This deft, haunting work compels on every page.' -- Daily Mail: 'This is Cusk at her very best.' -- Marie Claire Size: 13.7 x 1.8 x 21.6 cm. 240 pages. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 2. Category: Fiction; Paperback; ISBN: 0571228135. ISBN/EAN: 9780571228133. Inventory No: F237-1084.

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