The China Factory
- 159 stránek
- 6 hodin čtení
The critically acclaimed story collection from the author of Academy StreetLonglisted for the Guardian First Book Award
Mary Costello Knihy
Mary Costelloová se ve svém psaní zaměřuje na zkoumání složitých mezilidských vztahů a vnitřního světa postav. Její stylistická preciznost a schopnost zachytit jemné nuance lidské psychiky činí její díla poutavým čtením. Prostřednictvím svých příběhů objevuje témata ztráty, paměti a hledání identity v moderním světě. Její próza je charakteristická svou úsporností a zároveň hlubokou emocionální rezonancí.
"A vibrant, intimate, hypnotic portrait of one woman's life, from an important new writer. Tess Lohan is the kind of woman that we meet and fail to notice every day. A single mother. A nurse. A quiet woman, who nonetheless feels things acutely--a woman with tumultuous emotions and few people to share them with. Academy Street is Mary Costello's luminous portrait of a whole life. It follows Tess from her girlhood in western Ireland through her relocation to America and her life there, concluding with a moving reencounter with her Irish family after forty years of exile. The novel has a hypnotic pull and a steadily mounting emotional force. It speaks of disappointments but also of great joy. It shows how the signal events of the last half century affect the course of a life lived in New York City. Anne Enright has said that Costello's first collection of stories, The China Factory, "has the feel of work that refused to be abandoned; of stories that were written for the sake of getting something important right. Her writing has the kind of urgency that the great problems demand" (The Guardian). Academy Street is driven by this same urgency. In sentence after sentence it captures the rhythm and intensity of inner life"--
Thirty-four year old Luke O'Brien has left the city to live a quiet, bookish life on the River Sullane in County Waterford. Alone in his big house, he longs for a return to his family's heyday and turns to books--especially Ulysses--for solace and sublimation. One morning a young woman arrives at his door and enters his life, with profound consequences
Humor and candidness define this collection of essays as Mary Costello shares her journey of faith amidst family challenges like alcoholism and addiction. With a blend of wit and vulnerability, she addresses significant crises and everyday parenting issues, offering reflections that resonate with those considering the complexities of growing older. Costello's unique perspective invites readers to engage with the struggles of spirituality and recovery, making her insights both relatable and thought-provoking.
A captivating short story collection from award-winning novelist Mary Costello exploring love, loss and the turbulent lives of ordinary people