The Temporary

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Temporary
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Rachel Cusk
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 127
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9780571351664
ClassificationsDewey:823.92
Audience
General
Edition Main

Publishing Details

Publisher Faber & Faber
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publication Date 3 October 2019
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Ralph Loman works in an unsatisfying job, for a free London newspaper, when Francine Snaith, a temporary secretary for a corporate finance firm, unexpectedly crosses his path at a party. Her beauty ignites a blaze of excitement in his troubled heart. But Francine is ravenous for attention, driven by a thirst for conquest, and when Ralph tries politely to extricate himself, he finds he is bound by chains of consequence from which it seems there is no escape. The Temporary paints a merciless portrait of the cut and thrust of modern romance, work and life.

Author Biography

Rachel Cusk is the author of ten novels and three works of non-fiction, which have won and been shortlisted for numerous prizes. In 2015, Cusk's version of Medea was staged at the Almeida Theatre.