{"product_id":"second-place-rachel-cusk","title":"Second Place - Rachel Cusk","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA woman invites a famous artist to stay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eM...restless, intelligent, quietly dissatisfied...opens her marshland home to L, a painter she has long admired. What she wants is transformation. Illumination. Something to crack open the smallness of her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhat unfolds is more unsettling...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSecond Place is spare and cerebral, built almost entirely from voice and thought. It explores power, art, ego, marriage, motherhood, and the subtle humiliations of being seen or not seen by the wrong person.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCusk’s prose is precise and unsparing. There is no ornament here. Just observation sharpened to a blade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFor readers who like quiet tension and intellectual unease.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA book that feels like you are sitting across from someone who is thinking very hard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePage count: 207\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: 9780571366699\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin: United Kingdom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: VERY GOOD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan class=\"chevron\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnread. No markings, creases or wear. Essentially as new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNEAR NEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooks unread or very lightly read. No obvious flaws.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVERY GOOD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGently read. May show light shelf wear or a faint crease, but clean and solid\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWELL LOVED\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClearly read and enjoyed. May include creases, small marks or edge wear. Still perfectly readable and held together\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e","brand":"Dusk Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50971914928413,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/7257\/6797\/files\/SecondPlace.jpg?v=1771955571","url":"https:\/\/duskbooks.com.au\/products\/second-place-rachel-cusk","provider":"Dusk Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}