The River Capture - by Mary Costello (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><b>The new novel about love, loyalty and nature, shortlisted for Irish Novel of the Year, from the author of <i>Academy Street</i></b><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>'Exceptional' <i>The Times</i></b><br><b>'Luminous . . . Unexpected' <i>Guardian</i></b> <p/><b>Shortlisted for Novel of the Year at the Irish Book Awards, the Dalkey Literary Awards and the Kerry Group Awards</b> <p/>Luke O'Brien has left Dublin to live a quiet life on the bend of the River Sullane. Alone in his big house, he longs for a return to his family's heyday and turns to books for solace. One morning a young woman arrives at his door, presenting Luke and his family with an almost impossible dilemma.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>An intellectual romp through language and word philosophy, and a self-confessed homage to James Joyce . . . Costello writes insightfully-- "Sunday Times"<br><br>Costello's writing is truly beautiful and this book will hypnotise you from the first page to the last-- "Stylist"<br><br>Elegantly written . . . Exquisite and impressionistic prose-- "Observer"<br><br>Luminous . . . Unexpected . . . An audacious act of literary ventriloquism and one that Costello pulls off astonishingly successfully . . . Joyce devotees will discover much to enjoy in this clever homage, while fans of contemporary Irish literature will find a subtle, slightly melancholy, engrossing read--Melissa Harrison "Guardian"<br><br>One of the most surprising and original novels of 2019 . . . Exceptional . . . This is a sensory book that draws on the body to feed the mind-- "The Times"<br><br>Powerful . . . <i>The River Capture</i> reminds us that everything is connected, that we are, as humans, not separate from the teeming world of nature around us . . . Lyrical-- "Financial Times"<br><br><i>The River Capture</i> is breathtaking. It is profound in the most bruising way; elegant, and then thrillingly savage; expansive, but masterfully precise, and full of sentences that made me choke on jealous rage. Costello is in a different class altogether--LISA McINERNEY<br><br>Astonishingly bittersweet and beautiful, <i>The River Capture</i> is a quiet, important, hypnotic book about absolutely everything. It is as near perfect as it is possible for a novel to be--SARA BAUME<br><br>Intense, engrossing, a novel that constantly subverts the reader's expectation - Mary Costello is a truly startling talent--KEVIN BARRY<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Mary Costello</b> lives in Galway. Her short story collection, <i>The China Factory</i> (2012), was nominated for the <i>Guardian </i>First Book Award and shortlisted for an Irish Book Award. Her first novel, <i>Academy Street</i> (2014), won the Irish Novel of the Year Award at the Irish Book Awards and was named overall Irish Book of the Year. <i>The River Capture</i>, her second novel, was shortlisted for Novel of the Year at the Irish Book Awards, the Dalkey Book Awards and the Kerry Group Awards.
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