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Rachel Cusk Books in Order

Rachel Cusk has written 18 books, published between 1993 and 2026. The first book is Saving Agnes (1993) and the newest is Life of M (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
18
Published
1993–2026
Pages on record
3,251 in 14 of 18 books
Reading time
54–81 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,251 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 18 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Rachel Cusk, author of the Outline series

Rachel Cusk is an English novelist, born in 1967. Motherhood, marriage, families and the inner lives of women are the standing subjects, handled in a psychological register. Cusk's 18 catalogued books run from Saving Agnes (1993) to Life of M (2026), taking in The Country Life (1997), A Life's Work (2001), The Lucky Ones (2003), Arlington Park (2006), The Bradshaw Variations (2009) and Aftermath (2012). Outline is the one named sequence in the catalogue, and the 2000s were Cusk's heaviest decade.

How many Rachel Cusk books are there?

Rachel Cusk has 18 books, released between 1993 and 2026. 3 of them belong to the Outline series.

Rachel Cusk Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 18 Rachel Cusk books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Saving Agnes by Rachel Cusk (1993)
  2. Cover of The Country Life by Rachel Cusk (1997)
  3. Cover of A Life's Work by Rachel Cusk (2001)
  4. Cover of In the Fold by Rachel Cusk (2005)
  5. Cover of Arlington Park by Rachel Cusk (2006)
  6. Cover of The Last Supper by Rachel Cusk (2009)
  7. Cover of The Bradshaw Variations by Rachel Cusk (2009)
  8. Cover of Aftermath by Rachel Cusk (2012)
  9. Cover of Outline by Rachel Cusk, book 1 of the Outline series (2014)
  10. Cover of Transit by Rachel Cusk, book 2 of the Outline series (2016)
  11. Cover of Kudos by Rachel Cusk, book 3 of the Outline series (2018)
  12. Cover of Second Place by Rachel Cusk (2021)
  13. Cover of Medea by Rachel Cusk (2022)
  14. Cover of Parade by Rachel Cusk (2024)
  1. 1
    Saving Agnes1993 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993218
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  2. 2
    The Temporary1995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
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  3. 3
    The Country Life1997 · 341 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997341
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  4. 4
    A Life's Work2001 · 228 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001228
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  5. 5
    The Lucky Ones2003 · 228 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003228
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  6. 6
    In the Fold2005 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005272
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  7. 7
    Arlington Park2006 · 248 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006248
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  8. 8
    The Last Supper2009 · 239 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009239
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  9. 9
    The Bradshaw Variations2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  10. 10
    Aftermath2012 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012160
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  11. 11
    OutlineOutline #12014 · 249 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014249
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  12. 12
    TransitOutline #22016 · 260 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016260
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  13. 13
    KudosOutline #32018 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018240
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  14. 14
    Coventry2019 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019288
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  15. 15
    Second Place2021 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2021176
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  16. 16
    Medea2022 · 104 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2022104
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  17. 17
    Parade2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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  18. 18
    Life of M2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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Rachel Cusk books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Outline in order

3 books
  1. 1. Outline
  2. 2. Transit
  3. 3. Kudos

Standalone books

15 books

15 Rachel Cusk titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Rachel Cusk books in order?

You only need to read Rachel Cusk books in order within the Outline series, which holds 3 of the 18 Rachel Cusk books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Rachel Cusk

Start with Saving Agnes (1993), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Rachel Cusk book?

Life of M (2026) is the newest Rachel Cusk book released so far.

Is there a new Rachel Cusk book coming?

No next Rachel Cusk book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Rachel Cusk has won

Wikidata records 3 awards and 2 nominations for Rachel Cusk. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Prix Femina étranger2022Wonfor Second Place
  • Somerset Maugham Award1998Won
  • Costa Book Awards1993Won
  • Booker Prize2021Shortlistedfor Second Place
  • Booker Prize2005Shortlistedfor In the Fold

Rachel Cusk at a glance

Still publishing
Rachel Cusk published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Rachel Cusk books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,251 pages across the 14 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 240 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Rachel Cusk books, 6 of 18, were published in the 2000s.

What the Rachel Cusk books are about

14 of the 18 Rachel Cusk books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: psychological fiction is tagged on 4 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.