A woman escapes her past for a rural nanny job, facing isolation and personal reckoning.
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A woman escapes her past for a rural nanny job, facing isolation and personal reckoning.
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A New York Times Notable Book of the Year Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award The 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. “A brilliant oxymoron—a serious farce . . . Cusk’s ability to keep us interested in innumerable human collisions is uncanny.” — The New Yorker Stella Benson sets off for Hilltop, a tiny Sussex village housing a family th...
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Romance & sex
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Minor references to intimacy, not explicit or central.
Violence & gore
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Profanity
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Mild language used sparingly.
Substance use
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Brief mentions of alcohol, not glamorized.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Subtle commentary on class and rural life.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Minor themes of emotional neglect or isolation.
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