{"product_id":"second-place-a-novel","title":"Second Place: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA woman living with her husband on a remote stretch of coastline invites a celebrated painter to stay in the guesthouse beside their home, believing his presence might unlock something essential about art, beauty, and her own life. Instead, the long summer becomes an unsettling study of power, desire, and the fragile boundaries between admiration and possession. As relationships shift and tensions quietly mount, what begins as an act of generosity turns into a searching examination of freedom, creativity, and the costs of seeing—and being seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by the memoirs of Mabel Dodge Luhan and her friendship with D.H. Lawrence, \u003cem\u003eSecond Place\u003c\/em\u003e is Rachel Cusk at her most incisive. Spare, philosophical, and psychologically acute, the novel explores the uneasy intersections of art and domestic life, asking what we expect from genius and what we sacrifice in its pursuit. Longlisted for the Booker Prize, it is a brilliant meditation on identity, marriage, and the transformative, and sometimes destructive, force of artistic vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRachel Cusk is a Canadian-born British novelist and memoirist whose acclaimed works include the \u003cem\u003eOutline\u003c\/em\u003e trilogy, \u003cem\u003eA Life's Work\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAftermath\u003c\/em\u003e. Known for her innovative narrative style and penetrating psychological insight, Cusk is one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary literature. She is a Guggenheim Fellow and lives in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePicador\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApril 19, 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e192\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLiterary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · Psychological Fiction · Literary Classics · Women's Fiction · Fiction of Ideas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9781250838681\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45261911163062,"sku":"9781250838681","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9781250838681.jpg?v=1784081854","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/second-place-a-novel","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}