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The Temporary

By Rachel Cusk & Mitzi Angel
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Publisher Description

Rachel Cusk’s second novel is a ruthless, surprising story of work, gender, and control.

Ralph Loman is working in an unsatisfying job at 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. In The Temporary, Rachel Cusk paints a merciless portrait of the cut and thrust of modern romance, work, and life.

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“the funniest trope within british contemporary literature is referring to london as the City exclusively This will be last year on Goodreads - while having people reading reviews is wonderful, and I always enjoy seeing what all my friends are reading are reading, I've reached a point where I no longer want to support companies, artists, platforms, people or mentalities that are actively seeking to destroy the planet, destroy creativity, entrench class divide, or any combination of those reasons. As a result, Goodreads falls under this. If you'd like to keep up with me, I will be found on Storygraph - https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile ..., Substack - https://substack.com/@lewisfishr , and Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/lewisfishr/ . This paragraph will be attached to reviews up until December 31st.”
“Clearly an early one of hers. Still very readable minus many overwrought metaphors that mad me cringe. The ending made me laugh. It also just feels very 90s which is kind of fun.”

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