{"product_id":"a-beautiful-loan-a-novel","title":"A Beautiful Loan A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mary Costello\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by W. W. Norton, Incorporated, 2026-03-24\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Dublin in 1985, nineteen-year-old Anna Hughes is in thrall to Peter Gallagher, an older, worldly man. Her obsessive longing for him leads to marriage, bereavement and, eventually, to a crushing betrayal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Anna meets a kindhearted Muslim man, she finds herself falling in love not only with him, but with the Muslim faith itself. For a while, Karim provides a refuge and offers renewed hope, but slowly Anna's life begins to contract and she realizes she must find a way to break free.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnfolding across twenty-five years, this is a gut-punch of a novel about the loss of innocence, the shame and humiliations of love, and the psychological cost of seeking salvation in others. A Beautiful Loan is a devastating story about what it means to be a woman, as well as a testament to literature's ability to give us a language when we're lost for words.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47132501934249,"sku":"PHBK-9781324106173","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/9899\/1785\/files\/11746123482659.jpg?v=1780114439","url":"https:\/\/myti.com\/products\/a-beautiful-loan-a-novel","provider":"Myti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}