{"product_id":"the-bradshaw-variations-paperback-1","title":"The Bradshaw Variations - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRachel Cusk\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince quitting work to look after his eight-year-old daughter, Alexa, Thomas Bradshaw has found solace and nourishment in his daily piano study. But his parents and in-laws wonder why he has swapped roles with Tonie Swann, his intense, intellectual wife. And how can this be good for their daughter? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTonie is increasingly seduced away from domestic life by the headier world of work, where long-forgotten memories of ambition are awakened. She finds herself outside their tight family circle, alive to previously unimaginable possibilities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the course of a year full of crisis and revelation, we follow their fortunes, and\u003ci\u003e The Bradshaw Variations\u003c\/i\u003e shows Rachel Cusk to be a lyrically subversive writer at the height of her powers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRachel Cusk was born in 1967. She is the author of the memoirs \u003ci\u003eA Life's Work: On Becoming a Mother \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Last Supper: A Summer in Italy\u003c\/i\u003e, and of six novels: \u003ci\u003eSaving Agnes\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Whitbread First Novel Award; \u003ci\u003eThe Temporary\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Country Life\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a Somerset Maugham Award; \u003ci\u003eThe Lucky Ones\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the Whitbread Novel Award; \u003ci\u003eIn the Fold\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eArlington Park\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction. In 2003, Cusk was chosen as one of \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e's Best of Young British Novelists. She lives in Brighton, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762385715488,"sku":"9780312680671","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cddb4b24d375cbec7ecb4a643801a0e6.webp?v=1780220611","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-bradshaw-variations-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}