Aftermath: On Marriage and Separation

Aftermath: On Marriage and Separation

First edition (publ. Faber & Faber)
Author	Rachel Cusk
Genre	Memoir
Publication date	2012

Aftermath: On Marriage and Separation is a 2012 divorce memoir by Rachel Cusk dealing with her marriage and divorce from her husband Adrian Clarke. It follows two earlier memoirs, one related to their children: A Life's Work: On Becoming a Mother .

Summary

Cusk explores her first marriage, separation and divorce.

Reception

The book was reviewed by various newspapers, including the Telegraph ^[1] and The New York Times. ^[2]

Camilla Long's review in The Sunday Times was scathing. ^[3] Long's review won the Hatchet Job of the Year award in 2013. ^[4]

References

1. Aftermath: On Marriage and Separation by Rachel Cusk: review by Lisa Appignanesi (The Daily Telegraph, 2 March 2012)
2. Unhappy All the Time: 'Aftermath', by Rachel Cusk by Emma Gilbey Keller (The New York Times, 10 August 2012)
3. Aftermath: On Marriage and Separation by Rachel Cusk by Camilla Long (The Sunday Times, 4 March 2012)
4. Hatchet Job of the Year goes to assault on Rachel Cusk by Alison Flood (The Guardian, 12 February 2013)