Parade by Rachel Cusk

Parade by Rachel CuskA path breaking novel of art, womanhood and violence, from the author of the Outline trilogy. Midway through his life, an artist begins to paint upside down. In Paris, a woman is attacked by a stranger in the street. A mother dies. A man falls to his death. Couples seek escape in distant lands. The new novel from one of the most distinctive writers of the age, Parade sets loose a carousel of lives. It surges past the limits of identity, character, and

Midway through his life, an artist begins to paint upside down.

In Paris, a woman is attacked by a stranger in the street.

A mother dies. A man falls to his death. Couples seek escape in distant lands.

The new novel from one of the most distinctive writers of the age, Parade sets loose a carousel of lives. It surges past the limits of identity, character, and plot, to tell a true story-about art, family, morality, gender, and how we compose ourselves.

Praise for the Outline trilogy:'A work of stunning beauty, deep insight and great originality.' Monica Ali'A landmark in twenty-first-century English literature.' Observer'A perfect synthesis of form and content.' Deborah Levy'Page-turningly enthralling and charged with the power to move.' Tessa Hadley'Reaches a kind of formal perfection . . . masterly.' Sally Rooney