An incredibly written story, Cusk sweeps us off with her intelligent writing on the inside worlds of people. A beautiful example to understand how one can, with the simplest words used, create a solid portrayal of the inside world of a human mind.

This story is written in retrospect and the story shifts seamlessly between a pivotal point in the narration to which we keep coming back to and the general narration which describes the series of events that happened.

The writing is lucid. The intensity of certain emotions & feelings are displayed with such accuracy - dry exactly where it should be and wobbling with infatuation in an enthralling fashion.

This is the kind of writing that makes you want to immediately explore all the major works of the author.