A life's Work

This book recounts Rachel Cusk's first years as a mother. It follows a woman through learning about infants, reading, nursing, playgroups, sleepless nights, poor guidance, and the lack of solitude. The writing deals with losing freedom, and with sorrow, suffering, tedium, and remorse. Yet it also shows the deep affection a mother holds for her child. The subject is early motherhood and its conflicting feelings. It presents the daily care of a baby and the emotional strain that comes with it.

Why You Should Read?

• Discover a candid portrayal of a mother's first years, covering infants, reading, nursing, playgroups, sleepless nights, poor guidance.
• Explore the loss of freedom along with sorrow, suffering, tedium, and remorse in the mother's experience.
• Experience the mother's deep affection for her baby despite sleepless nights and unhelpful advice.
• Follow a mother as she handles constant company and the many demands of caring for a baby.

About the Author

Rachel Cusk is an English novelist born on 8 February 1967. She has written thirteen novels, memoirs, and other non-fiction. Her books have earned prizes, such as a Somerset Maugham Award and the Whitbread First Novel Award. They have also been shortlisted and longlisted for other honours, such as the Booker Prize and the Governor General's Award. Her writing has dealt with motherhood, marriage, satire, and more experimental story forms.