{"product_id":"lifes-work","title":"A Life's Work","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Rachel Cusk's \u003cem\u003eA Life's Work\u003c\/em\u003e was first published in 2001, it challenged almost every conventional idea about motherhood. Rejecting sentimentality in favour of honesty, Cusk recounts the bewildering, exhausting, joyful, and transformative experience of becoming a mother for the first time. From sleepless nights and breastfeeding to shifting identity and the loss of solitude, she examines early motherhood with remarkable intelligence and candour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFunny, unsettling, and deeply reflective, \u003cem\u003eA Life's Work\u003c\/em\u003e remains a landmark memoir that continues to spark conversation about the realities of parenting, the expectations placed on women, and the profound ways motherhood reshapes a life. Selected by \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e as one of the 50 Best Memoirs of the Past 50 Years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRachel Cusk is the acclaimed author of numerous novels and nonfiction works, including the Outline trilogy, \u003cem\u003eSecond Place\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eA Life's Work\u003c\/em\u003e. Widely regarded as one of the most important contemporary writers in English, her work is celebrated for its psychological insight, formal innovation, and unflinching examination of identity, family, and human relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePicador\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarch 15, 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e224\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMemoir · Feminism · Parenting · Women's Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9781250828255\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45223024263350,"sku":"9781250828255","price":25.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9781250828255.jpg?v=1782569903","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/lifes-work","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}