Second Place Setting

Rachel Cusk
This Study Guide consists of approximately 47 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Second Place.

Second Place Setting

Rachel Cusk
This Study Guide consists of approximately 47 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Second Place.
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The marsh

The events of the novel take place against a backdrop of lush coastal marshland, in an unspecified location. M and Tony are a two hours’ drive away from the nearest town, and the surrounding area is hilly and wooded, as well as watery. The marsh is a haven of tranquility but also a treacherous place, with dramatic weather and dangerous tides. M closely associates it with Tony, who grew up there. However, she first “fell in love with Tony’s marsh” because the scenery reminded her of L’s work (16). L does eventually make the marsh his subject, in a series of nocturnal paintings.

The second place

The eponymous second place provides snug accommodation for M’s guests (notably L and Brett), and eventually becomes a home for Justine. It stands apart from the main house, on the site of a dilapidated cottage that M and Tony...

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