A New York Times Notable Book of the YearWinner of the Somerset Maugham AwardThe Country Life, Rachel Cusk's third novel, is a rich and subtle story about embarrassment, awkwardness, and being alone; about families, or the lack of them; and about love in some peculiar guises."e;A brilliant oxymoron-a serious farce . . . Cusk's ability to keep us interested in innumerable human collisions is un...