The China Factory

This is a writer unafraid of the graveside, or the bedside, of filling the space of the story to the brim. Large events happen in small lives . . . Her writing has the kind of urgency that the great problems demand . . . With a bit of luck, they could keep her at the desk for the rest of her life -- Anne Enright * * Guardian * *
Poised and beautiful -- Donal Ryan * * Guardian * *
So intricately wrought, so unique and enthralling as to be utterly bewitching * * Sunday Independent * *
Simply a masterpiece * * Irish Independent * *

Echoing Thomas Hardy, she reveals how even ordinary lives can be full of drama and incident . . .
Beautifully crafted but never pretentious, Costello's stories are stark and honest and her characters linger long after you close the book

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These stories want all of you, mind and body and soul, like a consummation -- Sonya Chung * * The Millions * *
In 15 pages, we feel the breadth and depth of a life and its regrets * * Irish Times * *