{"product_id":"a-beautiful-loan","title":"A Beautiful Loan","description":"\u003cb\u003eExquisitely written and profoundly moving-the new literary novel from an award-winning Irish author.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An exceptional, compulsive novel of love, loss and courage.' \u003cb\u003eSinead Gleeson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Mary Costello is a writer of rare and exquisite sensitivity'\u003cb\u003e  Paul Lynch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'One of our foremost women writers' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is Anna's story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Dublin in 1985, nineteen-year-old Anna Hughes is in thrall to Peter Gallagher, an older, worldly man. Anna is introverted and naive, and Peter's experience, wide circle of friends and thirst for adventure captivate her. Her obsessive longing for him leads to marriage and, eventually, a crushing betrayal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Anna meets a kind-hearted Algerian man, she finds herself falling in love with him. Life with Karim offers stability and renewed hope and, slowly, Anna begins to uncover deeper layers of herself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnfolding over twenty-five years, this is a profound novel about the loss of innocence, the price of love, and the cost of seeking salvation in others. With her exquisite insight, Mary Costello tells a piercing story about longing, intimacy and the unpredictable road to discovery of the self.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'an emotionally intricate love story.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brings to mind the elegance of Colm T ibin and the insight of Alice Munro.'\u003cb\u003e Maggie O'Farrell \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'an intensely moving and exquisitely-written novel'\u003cb\u003e Lucy Caldwell \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'like a beautiful piece of music... I am filled with admiration for Mary Costello.'\u003cb\u003e Claire Messud \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Grounded, fully charged and realistic.'\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eSaturday Paper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'A subtle, unsettling and deeply humane novel that lingers long after the final page.'\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Independent \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Mary Costello","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43516757671997,"sku":null,"price":33.24,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9781923058286.jpg?v=1787572182","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/a-beautiful-loan","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}