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The Temporary: A Novel Audiobook, by Rachel Cusk Play Audiobook Sample

The Temporary: A Novel Audiobook

The Temporary: A Novel Audiobook, by Rachel Cusk Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Antonia Beamish Publisher: Macmillan Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 5.67 hours at 1.5x Speed 4.25 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: September 2025 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781250432902

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

21

Longest Chapter Length:

39:52 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

10 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

24:08 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

16
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Publisher Description

Rachel Cusk’s second novel is a ruthless, surprising story of work, gender, and control.

Ralph Loman is working in an unsatisfying job at a free London newspaper when Francine Snaith, a temporary secretary for a corporate finance firm, unexpectedly crosses his path at a party. Her beauty ignites a blaze of excitement in his troubled heart. But Francine is ravenous for attention, driven by a thirst for conquest, and when Ralph tries politely to extricate himself, he finds he is bound by chains of consequence from which it seems there is no escape. In The Temporary, Rachel Cusk paints a merciless portrait of the cut and thrust of modern romance, work, and life.

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About Rachel Cusk

Rachel Cusk is the author of the Outline trilogy, the memoirs A Life’s Work and Aftermath, and several other works of fiction and nonfiction. Her debut novel, Saving Agnes, won the Whitbread First Novel Award. She is a Guggenheim Fellow. She lives in Paris.

About Antonia Beamish

Antonia Beamish is a voice-over artist and AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator. She is also a professional actress best known for performances in films such as The Last Horror Movie, Dead Creatures, and Chemical Wedding.