A Beautiful Loan by Costello, Mary

A Beautiful Loan

My name is Anna, and for some time now, I have been trying to account for certain...
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Author: Mary Costello
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A Beautiful Loan by Costello, Mary

A Beautiful Loan

$95.99 $49.69

A Beautiful Loan

$95.99 $49.69
Author: Mary Costello
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

My name is Anna, and for some time now, I have been trying to account for certain events in my life--my adult life, that is--which, from this vantage point of forty-five years, I often find baffling. . . .

In 1985 Dublin, nineteen-year-old Anna Hughes is in thrall to Peter Gallagher, an older, worldly man. Introverted and naive, Anna is captivated by Peter's experience, his wide circle of friends and his thirst for adventure. Her obsessive longing for him leads to marriage and, eventually, a crushing betrayal.

When Anna meets a kindhearted 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.

Unfolding over twenty-five years, this is a novel about the loss of innocence, the shame and humiliations of love, and the psychological cost of seeking salvation in others. A Beautiful Loan is a devastating story about what it means to be a woman, as well as a testament to literature's ability to give us a language when we're lost for words.



Author: Mary Costello
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 03/24/2026
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781324106173


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/19/2026
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2026
Booklist 03/01/2026

About the Author
Costello, Mary: - Mary Costello is the author of two previous novels and two short story collections. Her debut novel, Academy Street, won the Irish Novel of the Year Award and was shortlisted for several prizes. She lives in the west of Ireland.

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