Arlington Park, (Paperback)

from lieslmayerson

I started this book a couple times before it actually took. I never know whether it is me or the book that causes it to happen though. However, I am glad I read it when I did. This book looks into the suffocating, stagnant lives of several women in this upscale suburb of London. Being pregnant, l...

from vsmith

Only made it about 80 pages into this one. Had heard great things about the writer and had high hopes (it started out well enough), but just felt dreary, repetitive, pointless, and bourgeois. Still, clearly a gifted writer though may need better subject matter and/or more interesting characters.

from erinclark

OK, this Author can write, and write beautifully, but why on earth should she chooses to write about these selfish, angry, and desperately unhappy housewives its beyond me. I had no sympathy or empathy for any of the characters in this novel, except perhaps for poor pregnant Solly - who only appe...

from DianaCoats

Desperate Housewives invade uppity British Suburb. (ok, slightly tongue in cheek here) I think that Rachel is really talented and I definitely would not rule out reading other efforts by her. That being said...I didn't enjoy the book as much as I thought I would...during this particular time in o...

from readingrebecca

Arlington Park by Rachel Cusk is certainly a beautifully written book. The sentences are beautifully crafted and descriptions so well done I definitely could picture the scenes, the people, and the area. However, the story itself is quite depressing. The reader views one day in the lives of sever...