{"product_id":"aftermath-on-marriage-and-separation-9781250828293","title":"Aftermath: On Marriage and Separation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Beautiful . . . Compelling . . . Cusk  is] an extraordinary writer of the female experience.\" --\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the winter of 2009, Rachel Cusk's marriage of ten years came to an end. Candid and revelatory, \u003ci\u003eAftermath\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the perilous journey as the author redefines herself and creates a new version of family life for her daughters. She discovers previously unknown strengths and freedoms but also finds herself suddenly vulnerable to outsiders, unwelcome advice, social displacement, and the absence of a clear authority. The pressure to reconstruct a \"normal\" life for her daughters competes with the sense that nothing feels normal at all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAftermath\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic: a masterly work in which the author, at her most ruthless and rigorous, charts the largely unwritten journey back to order from the chaos that is left when a family breaks apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Cusk \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eSecond Place\u003c\/i\u003e; the trilogy \u003ci\u003eOutline\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTransit\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKudos\u003c\/i\u003e; the essay collection \u003ci\u003eCoventry\u003c\/i\u003e; the memoirs \u003ci\u003eA Life's\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWork\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Supper\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAftermath\u003c\/i\u003e; and several other novels: \u003ci\u003eSaving Agnes \u003c\/i\u003e(winner of the Whitbread Award), \u003ci\u003eThe Temporary\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Country Life \u003c\/i\u003e(winner of the Somerset Maugham Award), \u003ci\u003eThe Lucky Ones\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn the Fold\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArlington\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePark\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Bradshaw Variations\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614255780114,"sku":"9781250828293","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b7b5f57d-b09a-400a-aeeb-aa423309eda6.jpg?v=1732436271","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/aftermath-on-marriage-and-separation-9781250828293","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}