La Médiathèque rencontre… , Mary Costello

Mary Costello, one of Ireland’s most promising literary talents, will read from her short story collection, The China Factory (2012) which was nominated for the Guardian First Book Award (UK) and shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards. She will also read from her new novel Academy Street, to be published in November this year, which tells the evocative story of one woman’s life spanning four decades. Played out against the backdrop of life in America over forty years, Academy Street resonates with the rhythms of memory and of home, as well as those of America’s greatest city. It tells an intimate story about love, loss and longing, and the perpetual ache for belonging.

“I challenge anyone to read Academy Street without shedding a tear. [It] marks the arrival of a major league writer.” (Francis Bickmore, Publishing Director at Canongate)