{"product_id":"the-temporary-9781250824004","title":"The Temporary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Cusk's second novel is a ruthless, surprising story of work, gender, and control.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRalph Loman is working in an unsatisfying job at a free London newspaper when Francine Snaith, a temporary secretary for a corporate finance firm, unexpectedly crosses his path at a party. Her beauty ignites a blaze of excitement in his troubled heart. But Francine is ravenous for attention, driven by a thirst for conquest, and when Ralph tries politely to extricate himself, he finds he is bound by chains of consequence from which it seems there is no escape. In \u003ci\u003eThe Temporary\u003c\/i\u003e, Rachel Cusk paints a merciless portrait of the cut and thrust of modern romance, work, and life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Cusk\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the Outline trilogy, the memoirs \u003ci\u003eA Life's Work\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAftermath\u003c\/i\u003e, and several other works of fiction and nonfiction. She is a Guggenheim Fellow. She lives in Paris.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50631417102610,"sku":"9781250824004","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bed54f9b-a975-4acd-8a69-28f873de862d.jpg?v=1732771223","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-temporary-9781250824004","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}