The China Factory

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Mary Costello. The China Factory

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THE CHINA FACTORY

Mary Costello grew up in County Galway. Her collection of short stories, The China Factory (2012), was nominated for the Guardian First Book Award. Her debut novel, Academy Street (2014), was the winner of Irish Book of the Year Award and was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award. She lives in Dublin.

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‘Yeah, they’re nice.’

‘They grow wild in some places, people think they’re a scourge.’ After a pause he took a deep breath, and exhaled. ‘It’s like an oven in there… So much for the earth, water, air and fire. There’s not much air in there these days, that’s for sure.’

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