{"product_id":"life-of-m","title":"Life of M","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRachel Cusk\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \n\u003ci\u003eSecond Place\u003c\/i\u003e (Prix Femina étranger), the Outline trilogy, the memoirs \n\u003ci\u003eA Life's Work \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003e Aftermath\u003c\/i\u003e, and several other works of fiction and nonfiction, including her most recent novel, \n\u003ci\u003eParade\u003c\/i\u003e (Goldsmiths Prize, 2024). She is a Guggenheim Fellow and the recipient of the 2024 Malaparte Prize, and she has been awarded the title of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. She lives in Paris.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the critically acclaimed author of the Outline trilogy, an irresistible novel of fame, power, beauty, and truth--and a blazing renovation of the form. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe movie star M is one of the most recognizable faces of our time. Her image is everywhere. It has been like that since she was a child. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith such fame, her life has the appearance of freedom: people are instantly obliging, spaces are altered to accommodate her, time can be rearranged. M may live in the same places as real people. She may meet her friends or collect her children from school or walk her dogs as they do. But it seems the rules of reality have melted away. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, a writer has decided to pay close attention to M's life in the hope of understanding who she really is. It is hard not to feel ugly next to M, hard not to feel insignificant. But what truths--about the very experience of living--might this proximity allow the writer to briefly capture? \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this astonishing novel, Rachel Cusk hunts for these truths without ever swerving away into self-deception. Her pursuit leads us across olive groves and beaches, behind the smoked windows of limousines, and through beautiful cities considered the great masterpieces of civilization. And at every turn, Cusk contemplates the cost of this beauty--and what we might lose when we are hypnotized by it. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLife of M\u003c\/i\u003e is a thrilling investigation of who we are, and who we pretend to be, at this late stage of modern life when we are mesmerized more than ever by the images we see everywhere. It cuts through a world of noise and spectacle to bring us an eerie music of immense power and beauty. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/29\/2026 (EAN 9780374618384, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eCusk, Rachel\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRachel Cusk\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the Outline trilogy, the memoirs \n\u003ci\u003eA Life's Work \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eAftermath\u003c\/i\u003e, and several other works of fiction and nonfiction. She is a Guggenheim fellow. She lives in Paris.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496228618518,"sku":"9780374618384","price":32.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780374618384.jpg?v=1783057770","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/life-of-m","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}