A Life's Work by Rachel Cusk

A Life's Work

Rachel Cusk

240 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

When first published in 2001, it divided female critics and readers. One famous columnist wrote a piece demanding that Cusk's children were taken into care, that was she was unfit to look after them. Oprah Winfrey invited her on the show to defend...

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Moods

reflective 85%
emotional 75%
challenging 50%
funny 37%
informative 37%
dark 20%
hopeful 17%
tense 17%
inspiring 16%
sad 16%
adventurous 2%

Pace

medium 49%
slow 38%
fast 11%

Average rating

3.96

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