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By Rachel Cusk LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE. RECIPIENT OF THE PRIX FEMINA ÉTRANGER. SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOVERNER GENERAL'S AWARD 'The most singular book ... a psychodrama that i s both timeless and up-to-the-minute.' Guardian 'A classic, but with contemporary urgency thumping through it.' Claire-Louise Bennett 'A novel of deep insight and scarring honesty.' Independent A woman invites a famed artist to the remote coastal landscape where she lives. Drawn to his paintings, she believes his vision may penetrate the mystery at the centre of her life.But as a long, dry summer sets in, his provocative presence soon twists the patterns of her secluded household. Show more