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A Beautiful Loan: A Novel

By (author) Mary Costello

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In Dublin in 1985, nineteen–year–old Anna Hughes is in thrall to Peter Gallagher, an older, worldly man. Her obsessive longing for him leads to marriage, bereavement and, eventually, to a crushing betrayal. When Anna meets a kindhearted Muslim man, she finds herself falling in love not only with him, but with the Muslim faith itself. For a while, Karim provides a refuge and offers renewed hope, but slowly Anna’s life begins to contract and she realizes she must find a way to break free. Unfolding across twenty–five years, this is a gut–punch of 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.

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Normally shipped | Forthcoming
Publisher | WW Norton & Co
Published date | 24 Mar 2026
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Format | Hardback
Pages | 224
Dimensions | 210 x 140 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-1-3241-0617-3
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Expected | 24 Mar 2026

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