Rachel Cusk is a distinguished novelist and writer, born on February 8, 1967, in Canada. She moved to England with her family in 1974 at the age of seven. Cusk's literary journey commenced at New College, Oxford, where she studied English.

Her acclaimed work includes both fiction and non-fiction, spanning over two memoirs and multiple novels. The Last Supper is one of her notable memoirs, and her fiction repertoire includes Arlington Park, Saving Agnes, The Temporary, The Country Life, and The Lucky Ones.

Cusk has received the Whitbread Award and has been shortlisted for prestigious awards such as the Folio Prize, the Goldsmith's Prize, and the Bailey's Prize. Her novel Outline (2014) garnered critical acclaim and was longlisted for Canada's Giller Prize. In 2003, she was selected as one of Granta's 'Best of Young British Novelists'.

Currently, Rachel Cusk resides in Brighton, England, where she continues to contribute to the literary world with her insightful and thought-provoking works.