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Can I read The China Factory on EtoBox?
The China Factory by Mary Costello is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The China Factory about?
An elderly schoolteacher recalls the single act of youthful passion that changed her life forever. A young gardener has an unsettling encounter with a suburban housewife. A teenage girl strikes up an unlikely friendship with a lonely bachelor. In these twelve haunting stories award-winning writer Mary Costello examines the passions and perils of everyday life with startling insight, casting a light into the darkest corners of the human heart.
Who reads The China Factory?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Mary Costello
- Publisher
- Canongate; Canongate Books Ltd
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781782116011
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Short Stories, Literary Criticism
- Rating
- 3.89 / 5 (128 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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