Earlier novels from the author of the recent critically-acclaimed trilogy of }Outline{, }Transit{ and }Kudos{. Darkly funny takes on various aspects of the contemporary British experience Stella Benson sets off for Hilltop, a tiny Sussex village housing a family that is somewhat larger than life. Why is she so reluctant to talk about her past?The Country Life, Rachel Cusk's third novel, is a rich and subtle story about embarrassment, awkwardness and being alone;
