The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker Mary Costello Reads “The Choc-Ice Woman”
Oct 9, 2023
Mary Costello, author of award-winning novel "Academy Street," reads her story "The Choc-Ice Woman." Topics include unique funeral arrangements, reflections on loss and memories, the impact of books and libraries, betrayals and revelations, reflections on pain and loneliness, reproductive health complications, and a secret on a deathbed.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
A Woman's Decision and Funeral Logistics
02:24 • 4min
Reflecting on Loss and Memories
06:09 • 23min
Reflections on Dennis, Libraries, and Robert Musil
28:46 • 5min
Betrayal and Revelations
33:46 • 9min
Reflections on Life, Pain, and Loneliness
42:44 • 3min
Complications and Resentment
45:47 • 13min
Mary Costello Reads “The Choc-Ice Woman”
58:28 • 2min