Rachel Cusk

Rachel Cusk

4 Series • 20 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Outline Books
Start with: Outline (2014)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Saving Agnes (1993)
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: A Life's Work (2001)

ⓘ About Rachel Cusk

Rachel Cusk is an award-winning Canadian author. She has written a number of critically acclaimed but highly controversial autobiographical novels that delve into the challenges of her life as a writer, a mother, and a woman. But they did not stay long, eventually migrating to Los Angeles. The author was eight-years-old when they finally returned to England. Because of her nomadic upbringing, Cusk was always fascinated by people who lived in the same places and the same houses for years and even decades at a time. Even after the author grew into adulthood, she never lost her migratory approach to life. Cusk admits that she reached a point in her life when she started coping with difficulties by packing up her things and moving on to new places.

All Book Series by Rachel Cusk

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Outline

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2014

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2014
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Transit

Book 2 of 3 · published 2016

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2016
3
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Kudos

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2018

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2018
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Saving Agnes

Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 1993

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1993
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The Temporary

Book 2 of 11 · published 1995

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1995
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The Country Life

Book 3 of 11 · published 1997

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1997
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The Lucky Ones

Book 4 of 11 · published 2003

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2003
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In the Fold

Book 5 of 11 · published 2005

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2005
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Arlington Park

Book 6 of 11 · published 2006

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2006
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The Bradshaw Variations

Book 7 of 11 · published 2009

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2009
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Second Place

Book 8 of 11 · published 2021

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2021
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Medea

Book 9 of 11 · published 2022

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2022
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Parade

Book 10 of 11 · published 2024

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2024
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Life of M

Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2026

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2026
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A Life's Work

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2001

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2001
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The Last Supper

Book 2 of 4 · published 2009

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2009
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Aftermath

Book 3 of 4 · published 2012

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2012
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Coventry

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2019

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2019
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Granta 115

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2011

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2011
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RED

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2012

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2012

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Rachel Cusk?

Rachel Cusk is an award-winning Canadian author. She has written a number of critically acclaimed but highly controversial autobiographical novels that delve into the challenges of her life as a writer, a mother, and a woman. But they did not stay long, eventually migrating to Los Angeles.

Which Rachel Cusk series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Outline series, the earliest of Rachel Cusk's multi-book series: it opens with Outline (2014) and runs to 3 books across 2014–2018, ending with Kudos (2018).

How many books has Rachel Cusk written?

Rachel Cusk has 20 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1993 and 2026. 3 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Outline series with 3 books — and 17 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Rachel Cusk's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Rachel Cusk's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Outline (2014–2018, 3 books).

How are Rachel Cusk's books organised into series?

This guide splits Rachel Cusk's 20 books into 1 named series and 17 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Outline (3 books, 2014–2018).