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A Beautiful Loan
€ 17.99 Save €2.00 (RRP €19.99)
ISBN: 9781837263110
Mary will be in store to launch her book, with Sarah Moore Fitzgerald, on Thursday March 12th 2026 at 7.30pm. Ticket details to follow!
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. Anna is new to the city, introverted and naive, and Peter's experience, wide circle of friends and thirst for adventure captivate her. Her obsessive longing for him leads to marriage and, eventually, a crushing betrayal.
As Anna's life becomes less predictable, she uncovers deeper layers of herself. Her journey gives an intimate portrait of a woman embracing herself as she is, and claiming the life she yearns for.
224 pages.
Export/Airside EditionNot Yet Published.
Printed on or after 12/03/26. Please note dispatch may take 5-10 days after publication date.
A separate order should be placed for this item. If you order this along with other items, your entire order will be held and despatched when complete.
Date of Publication: 12/03/2026
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